It’s a Myth That Summer Storms Mitigate Droughts: Researcher June 1, 2015 Popular opinion says that tropical storms and hurricanes that make landfall mitigate droughts in the southeastern United States. But that...
Worried About Dying from Surgery, Hurricane, Plane Crash? Check Out the Odds June 1, 2015 Americans who worry about dying worry about the wrong things. That’s according to the National Safety Council, which kicked off...
Effective Wildfire Prevention Hampered by Liability, Weather, Development June 1, 2015 Forest managers would prefer to use prescribed burns every few years to help prevent costly wildfires and rebuild unhealthy ecosystems,...
What States Are Doing to Battle Bird Flu Threat May 31, 2015 By P.J. Huffstutter Indiana is training 300 prisoners to kill infected chickens and banning bird shows at county fairs. Mississippi is considering road...
Is This the End of Active Hurricane Era? May 29, 2015 Colorado State University’s annual benchmark forecast for Atlantic hurricanes is unlikely to change significantly when it is updated June 1,...
Allstate Sees Profit in Selling Customer Driving Data May 28, 2015 By Dan Kraut Allstate Corp. said improved technology will eventually give the auto insurer a chance to boost revenue by selling customer driving...
Bad Attitude: Cynical Employees Earn Less Than Others May 28, 2015 Holding cynical beliefs about others may have a negative effect on one’s income, according to research published by the American...
NOAA Predicts Quiet-ish Atlantic Hurricane Season May 27, 2015 The U.S. Climate Prediction Center says the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season will likely be below-normal. But that’s no reason to...
Google Driverless Test Cars to Have Steering Wheels, Brakes May 27, 2015 By Paul Lienert Google Inc. will begin testing self-driving cars of its own design on public roads this summer, but they will have...
For P/C Insurers, 2014 Was Better Than Average Year May 26, 2015 Analysts who predicted the U.S. property/casualty industry would have a tough time topping its 2013 results in 2014 were largely...