The California fires have overall caused at least $28 billion in insured damage and probably a little more in uninsured damage, according to Karen Clark and Company, a disaster modelling firm known for accurate post-catastrophe damage assessments. On the heels of that assessment, California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and others that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires should come with strings attached. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Chloe Brimicombe, Climate Scientist and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Wegener Centre, University of Graz Austria.
