Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010 Was Bigger Than Satellite Images Showed February 14, 2020 Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond the known satellite footprint of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to...
Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Ciara-Sabine Could Hit $2 Billion: Modeling Firms February 14, 2020 Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses due to wind from Europe’s winter storm Ciara (also known...
Firearm Purchaser Licensing Laws Linked To Fewer Fatal Mass Shootings February 13, 2020 Firearm purchaser licensing laws that require an in-person application or fingerprinting are associated with an estimated 56 percent fewer fatal...
Report: 2019 Was 7th Year in Last Decade with 10 or More Disasters of $1B-Plus February 12, 2020 By Don Jergler Last year was a particularly hazardous one, with natural catastrophes causing excessive damages in what appears to be an ongoing...
Coronavirus Clouds U.S. Outlook But Economic Impact Should be Modest: S&P February 12, 2020 The coronavirus outbreak in China is clouding the global outlook and leading to both business caution and potential overall weakness...
Global Commercial Insurance Prices Increase 11% in 4th Quarter 2019: Marsh February 12, 2020 Global average commercial insurance prices increased 11% in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Global Insurance Market Index...
U.S. Storms, Global Floods, Bushfires Cause Economic Damages of $3B-Plus in January February 11, 2020 U.S. storms, Australian bushfires and hailstorms, and floods in various countries across the globe caused more than $3 billion in...
How Costs for Obesity in Workplace Vary by Industry February 11, 2020 Although obese employees incur higher direct and indirect costs, the extent of obesity-related costs tends to be lower in some...
How Data-Dependent Federal Reserve Is Growing to Like Private Company Big Data February 10, 2020 By Christopher Rugaber About a year ago, Federal Reserve officials were nervous. Markets were cratering. Fear about a trade war was rising. The...
Researchers Create Extreme Weather Early Warning System from ‘Obsolete’ Tool February 6, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Rice University engineers have created a deep learning computer system that taught itself to accurately predict extreme weather events, like...