Technology/Science
Dry Lightning Sparking Costliest California Wildfires: Research
A new study has found dry lightning outbreaks are the leading cause of some of the largest wildfire outbreaks in modern California history. Despite this, dry lightning has remained largely ...
Dissatisfied Claimants Put Carriers at Risk of Losing $170B in Premiums: Accenture
A research report published last week found that one-third of claimants were not fully satisfied with their most recent insurance claims experience, adding that speed of settlement is a clear pain ...
CSU Team Slightly Lowers Forecast for Still Above-Average Hurricane Season
The hurricane research team at Colorado State University has slightly lowered its outlook for the Atlantic hurricane season but is still calling for above-average action. The CSU Tropical Meteorology ...
U.S. Crypto Company Nomad Hit by $190 Million Theft
U.S. crypto firm Nomad has been hit by a $190 million theft, blockchain researchers said on Tuesday, the latest such heist to hit the digital asset sector this year. Nomad said in a tweet that it was ...
Congress Wants Answers on a ‘Significant’ Cyber Attack on Courts
Three hostile foreign actors breached the federal courts document management system via "an incredibly significant and sophisticated" cyber attack more than 18 months ago, the chairman of the House ...
Climate Change Made Deadly UK Heat Wave at Least 10 Times More Likely: Study
The UK's heat wave last month fueled so many blazes in London that the city's fire service was busier than any day since Nazi attacks in World War II. More than 840 people may have died in England ...
Landfills Could Soon Be Piled With Thousands of Wind Turbines
A new study led by the University of South Australia indicates tens of thousands of wind turbine blades will end up in landfills by the end of the decade unless end-of-life programs are established ...
How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires
Brutal heatwaves gripped both Europe and the United States last week and are forecast to dump searing heat on much of China into late August. In addition to temperatures spiking above 40 Celsius (104 ...