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Back-To-Back Drought Years Statistically Likely, Platinum CEO Says
When Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. reported a 6.2 percent drop in first-quarter net premiums last week, CEO Michael Price attributed a small part of the drop to an intentional cut in the ...
Three Years Later: Oil Spill Cleanup, Study Continues
At first glance, the marshy, muddy coastline of Bay Jimmy in southeast Louisiana appears healthy three years after the nation's worst offshore oil spill. Brown pelicans and seagulls cruise the ...
World To Get Fewer New Wind Turbines In 2013
The world will see a sharp drop in the number of new wind turbines installed this year after record growth in 2012, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said. It predicted a strong ...
Researchers Develop Device to Mitigate Blackouts, Prevent Equipment Damage
A local power failure in Ohio ten years ago caused a series of cascading power failures that resulted in a massive blackout that affected 50 million people and caused billions of dollars in damage ...
U.S. Drought Falls Below 50 Percent for First Time in 10 Months
The area of the contiguous United States in moderate drought or worse fell below 50 percent for the first time since June 19, 2012, according to the latest edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor ...
Storm Rips Open Chicago Sinkhole
A rainstorm pummeling the Chicago area ripped open a sinkhole Thursday that swallowed three cars, injuring one driver badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. Blasts of torrential rain and ...
EPA Blamed For Delays In Asbestos Study In Montana
Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the cleanup of a Montana mining town where hundreds of ...
Superstorm Sandy Jolt Detected At U.S. Quake Stations: Scientists
Superstorm Sandy didn't just rattle the East Coast, it also jiggled the ground across the country ever so slightly, scientists reported Thursday. Earthquake sensors located as far away as the Pacific ...