“Morally reprehensible”: Prediction Markets Offer Bets on Wildfires ^31.1%

Mother Jones - By Kylie Mohr - 7/5/2026, 11:30 AM

Negativity Bias 32.8% - Appeal to Emotion 19.1% - Appeal to Authority 18.9%

“Morally reprehensible”: Prediction Markets Offer Bets on Wildfires What could possibly go wrong? This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sylvie Andrews and her partner didn’t just lose the new house they’d helped build when the Eaton Fire ripped through... more