--- title: News & Media | Climate Change description: Climate Change | Look here for the latest Opterrix product updates and company news. --- # News & Media Listen to the podcast interview with Ben Zimmerman, Opterrix Founder and CEO, on *Conversations on the Creek* by Duck Creek Technologies. ### Climate Change [![Satellite view of hurricane and damage to homes](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/hurricane-2024-damage-satellite-1.jpg?width=900&height=450&name=hurricane-2024-damage-satellite-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/above-normal-hurricane-season-a-call-to-action-for-the-insurance-industry) 3 min read #### [Above-Normal Hurricane Season: A Call to Action for the Insurance Industry](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/above-normal-hurricane-season-a-call-to-action-for-the-insurance-industry) May 30, 2024 3:01:45 PM The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a stark and urgent warning: the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/above-normal-hurricane-season-a-call-to-action-for-the-insurance-industry) [![City Heatwave Climate Change](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/City-Heatwave-Climate-Change.jpg?width=1200&height=600&name=City-Heatwave-Climate-Change.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/july-hottest-month-on-record) 2 min read #### [July is Expected to be Hottest Month on Record](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/july-hottest-month-on-record) Jul 27, 2023 12:59:23 PM July 27th, 2023 – The World Meteorological Organization and the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported on Thursday that July 2023 is... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/july-hottest-month-on-record) [![Hippo Insurance has licensed the Opterrix Claims software and weather data](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20posts/Hippo%20Insurance%20and%20Opterrix.jpg?width=1200&height=628&name=Hippo%20Insurance%20and%20Opterrix.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/hippo-partnership) 1 min read #### [Hippo Insurance Selects Opterrix Risk Intelligence Platform to Optimize Claims Workflows](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/hippo-partnership) Apr 11, 2023 11:06:05 AM Madison, Wisconsin – April 11, 2023 – Opterrix™, a leader in proactive risk intelligence for the property and casualty insurance industry, today... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/hippo-partnership) [![Learn more about the extreme drought and record wildfire season in the western US.](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/nikolay-maslov-B2HRIGm8ckU-unsplash.png?width=1920&height=960&name=nikolay-maslov-B2HRIGm8ckU-unsplash.png) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/extreme-drought-causes-record-wildfires) 3 min read #### [Extreme Drought in US West Likely to Lead to Record Wildfire Year](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/extreme-drought-causes-record-wildfires) Jul 19, 2022 11:53:27 AM The country is on fire. The western US is experiencing a megadrought, which some scientists have dubbed the worst in 1,200 years. And this prolonged... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/extreme-drought-causes-record-wildfires) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Hero-Image-Hurricane-Wildfires-2.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&name=Hero-Image-Hurricane-Wildfires-2.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2021-billion-dollar-disasters) 1 min read #### [U.S. had its second highest total of billion-dollar climate disasters in 2021](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2021-billion-dollar-disasters) Jan 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM In 2021, there were 20 billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events across the United States, according to the annual report by the National... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2021-billion-dollar-disasters) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CA-2021-Wildfire-Perimeters-2.png?width=1920&height=1302&name=CA-2021-Wildfire-Perimeters-2.png) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/gis-day-2021-california-wildfires) 1 min read #### [GIS Day – A Geospatial Analysis of 2021 California Wildfires](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/gis-day-2021-california-wildfires) Nov 17, 2021 12:00:00 AM Happy GIS Day! Today we join in a global celebration of all things spatial. At Opterrix, we’re passionate about solving complex geospatial problems... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/gis-day-2021-california-wildfires) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Climate_Change_Desert-2.png?width=1200&height=627&name=Climate_Change_Desert-2.png) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/noaa-climate-update-will-set-new-normals) 1 min read #### [NOAA’s Climate Update Will Set “New Normals”](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/noaa-climate-update-will-set-new-normals) Apr 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM Next month, Climatologists from NOAA NCEI will release 30 years of weather and climate data from across the U.S. to serve as the nation’s updated... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/noaa-climate-update-will-set-new-normals) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Global-2020-Avg-Temps-1.jpg?width=1280&height=714&name=Global-2020-Avg-Temps-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/nasa-analysis-earth-2020-tied-for-warmest-year-on-record) #### [NASA Analysis: Earth 2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/nasa-analysis-earth-2020-tied-for-warmest-year-on-record) Jan 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM NASA has completed their analysis of global temperatures for 2020. The year is effectively tied with the previous warmest year on record, 2016. 2020... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/nasa-analysis-earth-2020-tied-for-warmest-year-on-record) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/NCEI-2020-BillionDollar-Disasters-1.png?width=2180&height=1248&name=NCEI-2020-BillionDollar-Disasters-1.png) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2020-a-record-year-for-billion-dollar-disasters) 1 min read #### [2020: A Record Year for Billion-Dollar Disasters](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2020-a-record-year-for-billion-dollar-disasters) Jan 14, 2021 12:00:00 AM In 2020, there were 22 weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion in the United States. This is 6 more than the previous... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/2020-a-record-year-for-billion-dollar-disasters) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/PIA24105_medium-1.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=PIA24105_medium-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/sentinel-6-the-next-generation-of-sea-level-monitoring) 1 min read #### [Sentinel-6: The Next Generation of Sea-Level Monitoring](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/sentinel-6-the-next-generation-of-sea-level-monitoring) Dec 14, 2020 12:00:00 AM The future for monitoring sea-level changes is here, with the new Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched into orbit mid-November. This new... 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