Technology/Science
Biden Admin Announces $3 Billion in FEMA Climate Resilience Funding
The Biden administration on Friday announced it is putting more than $3 billion into two federal programs to help communities deal with floods, wildfires, extreme heat and other problems imposed by ...
Climatic Hazards Aggravate Disease-Causing Pathogens, Scientists Warn
Here's something to think about after two years of living in a COVID-19 reality: More than 58 percent of human diseases caused by pathogens — think dengue, hepatitis, malaria, Zika — have been ...
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 ...