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Crumbling Dam Reveals Risks of Private Hydroelectric Ownership
Amid stacked rows of brightly colored plastic kayaks and canoes, Khrystal Crosno recently helped an Ann Arbor, Michigan, family begin a floating trip along the scenic AuTrain River. The Earl family ...
Kinks Remain in Traffic Jam Driver Assistance Technology: AAA Study
While assistive driver technology continues to advance, lingering issues persist relating to traffic jam assistance, according to a new AAA study. AAA Automotive Engineers evaluated five passenger ...
Nearly $13T in U.S. Homes Face Severe Climate Risks: Report
A little more than one in four homes in the U.S., representing $12.7 trillion in real estate value, are exposed to severe or extreme climate risks, according to a recent Realtor.com report. "Climate ...
New Texas Laws Ban Youth Cabins in Floodways, Require Camp Safety Plans
In the days and weeks following the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Lila, at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country, Blake Bonner found himself wondering whether the tragedy was simply an ...
Tornadoes Considered Scariest Natural Disaster: Survey
New research suggests Americans consider tornadoes to be the scariest of all natural disasters. Conducted by Talker Research and commissioned by MasterLock, the survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly ...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Rising Temperatures
Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said on Friday. Climate change is making ...
NOAA’s Flood Inundation Mapping Tool Now Covers 60% of U.S.
The National Weather Service (NWS) recently announced that the experimental Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) tool has expanded to serve 60 percent of the U.S. population, up from 30 percent the ...
Lightning Sparked Wildfire Devastates Historic California Gold Mining Town, Homes
One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners who had faced discrimination and ...