Risk
Top 5 Spring Weather Risks for Homeowners
A sharp uptick in home insurance claims is seen each spring in the U.S. Heavy rain, severe storms, and fluctuating temperatures expose vulnerabilities in roofs, drainage systems, and property ...
Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites Vulnerable to Flooding, Wildfires EPA Watchdog Says
About 100 of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the ...
Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Winter Level as Unprecedented Heat Smashes Global Records
Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, especially ...
Leave it to Me: Overconfident CEOs Less Likely to Delegate M&A Work
A new study finds overconfident CEOs are less likely to delegate responsibilities to underlings, particularly in settings that involve complex transactions – such as hammering out the details of ...
Report Reveals Mixed Collision Trends as Fleets Work to Implement Safety Programs
A new report indicates that collision rates are beginning to level off, rising just 4% in 2025, according to analysis by fleet telematics provider Lytx. The rate of severe crashes per mile fell by ...
Electric Bikes Pose Safety, Injury Risks
The 14-year-old was riding an electric bicycle at an estimated 25 mph when he slammed into Janet Stotko during her evening walk, leaving her unconscious and bleeding on a sidewalk in her Minnesota ...
Roadless Rule Recision on Forest Lands Could Increase Wildfire Risk: Study
Last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it was rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, but a study that followed indicated that by overturning the rule, wildfires were much ...
Safety System Failed to Prevent Deadly Runway Collision at LaGuardia Airport
The systems in place at New York's LaGuardia Airport to prevent ground collisions failed to keep an Air Canada jet from smashing into a fire truck that had just pulled out on the runway as the plane ...