Lauren Sommer
@lsommer.bsky.social
Climate correspondent for NPR. West Coast-based. Wildfires, water, oceans, adaptation and accountability. Signal: sommer.55
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December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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In Florida, insurance costs are squeezing out the middle class and communities are worried it could lead to a wave of home foreclosures 4/ - from @michaelcopley1.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
Disaster and insurance costs are rising. The middle class is struggling to hang on
Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In Florida, insurance costs are squeezing out the middle class and communities are worried it could lead to a wave of home foreclosures 4/ - from @michaelcopley1.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
The insurance crisis is even hitting communities that don't experience wildfires or hurricanes. Rising premiums are becoming a growing share of housing costs 3/- from @rhersher.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes
Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The insurance crisis is even hitting communities that don't experience wildfires or hurricanes. Rising premiums are becoming a growing share of housing costs 3/- from @rhersher.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
We looked at three communities across the U.S. who are struggling with insurance costs and cancellations as climate-driven disasters get worse. The effects are rippling through communities 2/ - with @rhersher.bsky.social @michaelcopley1.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We looked at three communities across the U.S. who are struggling with insurance costs and cancellations as climate-driven disasters get worse. The effects are rippling through communities 2/ - with @rhersher.bsky.social @michaelcopley1.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
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February 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
HI @rissarwx.bsky.social - I'm a reporter at NPR, if you're up for connecting. I'm on signal at sommer.55 or you can DM me.