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North Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins With Ripe Conditions for Above-Average Activity
As the North Atlantic hurricane season officially begins, forecasters continue to predict above-average storm activity. The forecast for 2022 North Atlantic hurricane activity is 18 named storms, ...Video: How One Tech Startup Is Getting Roofs Repaired Faster
Why do residential property claims drag on for months, leaving homeowners waiting for needed repairs? One reason: contractors don't have incentives to move repairs forward quickly. And often, ...
Forecasters Predict 7th Straight Above-Normal Hurricane Season
The Atlantic hurricane season is poised to deliver another round of above-normal storms for the seventh consecutive year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Tuesday. ...
Average Age of U.S. Cars Hits Record 12.2 Years in Fifth Straight Annual Increase
Cars on U.S. roads are as old as they've ever been, potentially complicating efforts to expand the use of new safety and emissions-reduction technologies. The age of light vehicles domestically is ...
U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities Projected to Reach Highest Level in 40 Years
Twenty people per day were hit and killed by drivers last year, according to an analysis by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Using the latest data available to project the number of ...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Jump 10.5% in 2021 to Highest Number Since 2005
U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.5 percent in 2021 to 42,915 — the highest number killed on American roads in a single year since 2005, according to a preliminary estimate from U.S. regulators. The ...
How Climate Change Is Fueling More Intense Global Wildfires
Already, 2022 is taking its place in a pantheon of years that have seen the nature of fire change—and all parts of the world fall under threat. It's only expected to get worse, with drought and ...
Hacker Shows Off a Way to Unlock Tesla Models, Start Cars
Tesla Inc. customers might love the carmakers' nifty keyless entry system, but one cybersecurity researcher has demonstrated how the same technology could allow thieves to drive off with certain ...