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Wind Turbines That Shake and Break Cost Their Maker Billions
Wind turbines make money when they spin. But when they shake, it can cost billions. Siemens Energy AG is struggling to contain the fallout after discovering a main piece on the frame of its wind ...
Stucco-Eating Giant African Land Snails Put Parts of Florida Under Quarantine
If it's not malaria-carrying mosquitoes, it's stucco-eating giant snails. Neighborhoods in Broward County are still under quarantine in an effort to limit the spread of the giant African land snails, ...
What’s This Now? Clouds of Bugs Descend on New York City
By the time Martin DuPain got back home from a short walk last Thursday afternoon, he was covered with a smattering of tiny flying critters. They were in his hair, on his shirt and in his nose. When ...
WHO Research Arm Set to Declare Sweetener as Possible Carcinogen: Sources
One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, ...
U.S. Malaria Cases Mark First Local Spread Since 2003: CDC
The United States saw five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the May and June—the first time there's been local spread in 20 years. There were four cases detected in Florida and one in Texas, ...
Risk Remains Despite Billions Spent Mitigating Western U.S. Wildfires
Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multibillion dollar cleanup of forests ...
State Insurance Regulation of Climate Issues ‘Fragmented’: FIO Report
The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has released a new report analyzing climate-related issues and gaps in U.S. insurance supervision and regulation, saying state regulatory efforts are fragmented and ...
The Latest Wave to Hit Florida: What is a Meteotsunami?
An unexpected culprit toppled beach chairs along the sand at normally calm Clearwater Beach, Fla., last Wednesday. West Coast surfers might snicker at the cause, but the National Weather Service ...