Risk
Warming World Increases Fire Risk Around the Globe
The number of hot, dry, and windy days— ideal weather to spark extreme wildfires — has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across the globe, with the trend increasing even higher in the Americas, ...
Binding System Reviewed After Vonn’s Skis Didn’t Come Off During Olympic Crash
The images of Lindsey Vonn down on the snow, screaming in pain and then being airlifted off the course by helicopter after her crash at the Olympics, were a stark reminder of the dangers of the ...
Oregon Warns Spanish Speaking Workers of Scam in Neighboring States
Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) issued a warning about a scam targeting Spanish-speaking injured workers in nearby Idaho and Montana. The scammers contact the workers by ...
Johnson & Johnson Found Liable for Cancer in Latest Talc Trial
A jury in Pennsylvania state court on Friday awarded $250,000 to the family of a woman who sued Johnson & Johnson, alleging its talc-based baby powder was to blame for her ovarian cancer, ...
Reforestation Answer to Toughening Louisiana Coast Against Worsening Storms
Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers ...
AI Needs Its Own Risk Class: Lockton Re
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by organizations across all industries is changing the commercial risk landscape; it's time to consider making AI its own risk classification, according ...
Is Risk the Main Ingredient in Ultra-Processed Food?
Convenience often dictates daily choices, as demanding schedules make it easy to rely on packaged snacks or ready-made foods to keep busy households moving. For decades, those snacks have largely ...
Home Heating Fires Peak in Winter
With spring still five weeks away, the National Fire Protection Association is reminding U.S. homeowners that home-heating equipment fires peak during winter. "Each winter, when heating systems kick ...