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Liability Waiver Won’t Shield Vail Resorts From $21M Ski Lift Fall Verdict
A $21 million jury verdict against Vail Resorts for a paralyzing ski lift fall shows that liability waivers — those documents often written in legalese that people must sign before taking part in ...
NOAA’s Flood Inundation Mapping Tool Now Covers 60% of U.S.
The National Weather Service (NWS) recently announced that the experimental Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) tool has expanded to serve 60 percent of the U.S. population, up from 30 percent the ...
U.S. Sues Southern California Edison, Blames It for Eaton, Fairview Wildfires
The U.S. government filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison on Thursday, blaming the utility's equipment for sparking two wildfires, including the Eaton Fire in January that damaged ...
Lightning Sparked Wildfire Devastates Historic California Gold Mining Town, Homes
One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners who had faced discrimination and ...
Florida Fines $2M Against 8 Insurers for Past Hurricane Claims Misconduct
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) announced penalties amounting to $2,075,000 against eight insurers, which it said mishandled claims in the wake of Hurricanes Ian and Idalia. In 2025, ...
Hurricane Kiko,Tropical Storm Lorena Gain Strength Over Pacific Ocean
Two tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific Ocean gained strength earlier this week as they churned at sea, with one expected to bring heavy rain to Baja California and parts of Arizona, forecasters ...
‘Do Not Drive’ Recalls Spike 65% Since Summer 2024
The number of critical "Do Not Drive" recalls has jumped more than 65 percent since the summer of 2024, to 725,000, according to newly released CARFAX data. Automakers working with the National ...
Lawmakers Say Trains Carrying Flammable Cargo Should Be Subject to More Safety Rules
When a BNSF freight train carrying six cars of liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, in 2024, the resulting fire shut down more than 100 miles of an interstate highway. The ...