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Mitigating Flood Risk 10x More Cost Effective Than Rebuilding: Swiss Re
Flood damage-related economic losses totaled $51.6 billion in 2023, but research shows protective measures can substantially reduce losses, according to Swiss Re Institute. As losses are expected to ...
New York Judge Rejects Climate Concerns in Effort to Shutter Bitcoin Mine
A cryptocurrency plant in central New York can continue operating after a court rejected the state's effort to shutter the facility over concerns about its climate impact. The decision was hailed as ...
Fewer Worker Deaths Investigated by OSHA in FY 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said its enforcement has led to fewer workers dying. OSHA, a part of the Department of Labor, said it investigated 826 worker deaths in fiscal year ...
Cyber Crime Climbs, 90% of Americans Have Been Targeted
A majority of Americans were targeted in a digital scam attempt in the last year, with 1 in 4 believing they fell victim to a scam, and 3 in 10 losing money to cyber crime., according to F-Secure's ...
Global CO2 Emissions to Hit Record High in 2024, Report Says
Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off course from averting more destructive climate ...
U.S. Safety Agency Investigates Whether Engines in 1.4M Hondas Might Fail
The U.S. government's highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
Deterioration Continues in U.S. Commercial Auto Insurance Segment After $5B Net Loss in 2023
After the U.S. commercial auto insurance segment sustained a $5 billion net loss in 2023, a new Best's Market Segment Report indicates further deterioration in the first half of 2024. Despite ...
2024 Expected to Be World’s Hottest Year on Record
This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. The data was released ahead ...