Earth Draws Closer to Climate Change Tipping Points After Another Year of Record Heat January 8, 2021 By Jonathan Tirone Another year of record-high heat punctuated a decade-long increase in global temperatures that has placed the Earth’s economies dangerously close...
Europe Faces Sweltering Summer with Below-Average Rainfall: Scientists May 18, 2020 By Jonathan Tirone Europe is set for a sweltering and tinder dry summer this year, posing trouble for farmers, utilities and transportation on...
Earth Is Hotter Than at Any Time Since Start of Industrial Revolution: Report January 10, 2020 By Jonathan Tirone The last five years on Earth have been hotter than at any time since the industrial revolution kicked off almost...
Driverless Bus Hits Pedestrian in Vienna, Halting Trials July 23, 2019 By Jonathan Tirone Authorities are investigating why a driverless bus struck a pedestrian in Vienna, an incident that resulted in minor injuries but...
Remembering Chernobyl As Nuclear Industry Seeks Role in Future of Sustainable Energy May 30, 2019 By Jonathan Tirone A television series about the world’s worst nuclear accident is refocusing millions of viewers on atomic risks just as the...
Vienna Insurance Hurt by Spring Flooding Losses August 30, 2013 By Jonathan Tirone Vienna Insurance Group AG, Austria’s biggest insurer, reported second-quarter profit plunged after the worst central European floods in a decade...
Security Analysts Warn About Terrorism Risk After Fukushima Meltdown July 2, 2013 By Jonathan Tirone Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, whose 2011 meltdowns dislocated 160,000 people, may provide a new blueprint for terrorists seeking to...