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Leslie Kaufman

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 10, 2026
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Jul 17, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Leslie Kaufman

    August is tied for the world’s hottest month ever recorded (opens the original)

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    Last month tied July 2023 as the hottest month recorded worldwide, with temperatures 1.65C above preindustrial levels, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday. August 2026 was the first month since November 2025 to exceed 1.5C of global warming. Western Europe just completed its hottest summer on record, eclipsing a mark set in 2003. In another sign of the planet heating up, sea-surface temperatures across most of the world’s oceans are expected on Thursday to mark t

  2. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Leslie Kaufman

    Fire-Zone Insurance Broker RockRose Risk Raises $12.5 Million (opens the original)

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    RockRose Risk, an insurance brokerage specializing in wildfire zones, raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round that was co-led by Crosslink Capital and Congruent Ventures, with participation from asset manager Nuveen. The San Francisco-based startup serves commercial property owners like homeowner associations and hotel groups as well as individual homeowners in the states of California, Colorado and Nevada. It seeks to lower clients’ insurance costs by quantifying the steps they take to

  3. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Leslie Kaufman, Michelle Ma

    California Rivals Have Starkly Different Plans to Remake Home Insurance (opens the original)

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    As high temperatures bake California and strong winds make it more susceptible to fire, voters in the state are being wooed by political candidates with divergent visions for how to protect homes from stepped-up climate risks. California has the nation’s largest home insurance market, according to McKinsey & Co., worth $15 billion. Jane Kim argues that the market has failed and the state should assume responsibility for the costliest climate disasters. Ben Allen says the private market can still

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