The AI Imperative for a Hotter World

The human cost of extreme heat is clear. The business case for utilizing AI-driven weather intelligence to safeguard your assets and personnel is even clearer.

“ … the notion that eight billion people are going to thrive on a hotter planet by simply cranking up the air-conditioning or seeking refuge under a pine tree is a profound misunderstanding of the future we are creating for ourselves.”

― Jeff Goodell, The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

A few years ago, the idea of "extreme heat" as a primary business risk might have seemed like a niche concern. It was, as one expert called it, an "invisible peril." Its impacts weren't as visually dramatic as a hurricane's landfall or a wildfire's spread.

That time is over.

Global reinsurer Swiss Re—a company whose entire business is to calculate and underwrite global risk—just dropped its annual SONAR report.

For the first time, extreme heat is ranked as the #1 emerging threat to the insurance industry.

Extreme heat worldwide is one …