Technology/Science
Cyber Disclosure To SEC Not Universal; Even Insurer Fails To Report: Willis
A majority of the U.S. listed Fortune 500 firms are following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Guidelines by providing some level of disclosure regarding cyber exposures, but disclosure is not ...
Census Report Shows Smartphones Bridging Digital Divide Among Ethnic Groups
While disparities in Internet use persist among racial and ethnic groups, smartphones appear to be helping to bridge the digital divide, according to a report issued by the U.S. Census Bureau earlier ...
U.S. Mayors Aim For Resilience To Weather, Energy Challenges
U.S. mayors pledged Monday to make their communities more resilient to increasingly severe floods, droughts, extreme storms and wildfires, which they said was more efficient and cost-effective than ...
FDA Urges Protection of Medical Devices From Cyber Threats
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, citing potential cyber threats to medical devices, on Thursday urged medical device makers, hospitals and other medical facilities to upgrade their protections ...
Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Widest on Record, Rare EF5
The deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City at the end of May had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles and was the second top-of-the-scale EF5 twister to hit the area in less than two weeks, ...Russia Sets Back UN Global Warming Talks 6 Months
The United Nations global warming talks have been set back by six months after Russia and its allies blocked progress at a group charged with implementing decisions of the 190 nations involved in the ...
Top Five States Ranked By Insurable Coastal Value: AIR Worldwide
More than $10 trillion is at risk for residential and commerical properties located in the more than 100 coastal counties of 18 states along the Eastern and Gulf coasts, according to a recent report ...
La Niña More Likely Than El Niño in Northern Summer: Forecaster
The U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday predicted that extreme conditions are unlikely through the Northern Hemisphere summer, with the La Niña pattern more likely to develop than its ...