“Morally reprehensible”: Prediction Markets Offer Bets on Wildfires
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sylvie Andrews and her partner didn’t just lose the new house they’d helped build when the Eaton Fire ripped through Altadena, California, in January 2025. They lost an entire decade’s worth of sacrifices they’d made to put down roots […]
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A home burns down during the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Mario Tama via Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sylvie Andrews and her partner didn’t just lose the new house they’d helped build when the Eaton Fire ripped through Altadena, California, in January 2025. They lost an entire decade’s worth of sacrifices they’d made to put down roots in their hometown, and the community they’d created. “We put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into it,” Andrews said.
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