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Study Shows Saharan Dust Plumes Impact Hurricanes in the U.S.
Giant plumes of Sahara Desert dust that gust across the Atlantic can suppress hurricane formation over the ocean and affect weather in North America, according to findings of a newly released study ...
New Survey Highlights Top States for Road Rage
California, Missouri and Utah top the states with the most road rage, according to a new Forbes Advisor survey of 10,000 licensed drivers. Nine key metrics were used to measure the occurrence of road ...
Church Insurance Rates Skyrocket Due to Increased Disasters, High Rebuild Costs
The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church's accountant with some bad news. Church Mutual, the church's insurance company, had ...
Hurricanes Grab Headlines But Inland Floods Top Disaster List
Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded. It was ...
CrowdStrike Outage Insured Losses Could Reach $1.5B
Global insured losses from last week's massive IT outage are likely to range from $400 million to $1.5 billion, cyber analytics firm CyberCube said on Thursday. A software bug in cyber security firm ...
Nearly 1.5M Acres Burned This Year by Wildfires Across the U.S.
As of this morning, 88 large active wildfires are being managed and have burned 1,431,460 acres. Fire managers are using full suppression strategies on 84 of these wildfires., an update by the ...
Survey Finds Nearly 75% of U.S. Firms Developing DeepFake Response Plans
A new survey sheds light on how the growing sophistication of AI-driven identity fraud necessitates upgraded cybersecurity protocols, according to GetApp. As AI-generated deepfake attacks and ...
NWS: July 15 Chicago Area Derecho Produced Record Number of Tornadoes, Widespread Damage
On July 15, a well-organized thunderstorm rolled across Iowa, Illinois and parts of Indiana, according to the National Weather Service. Wind speeds of 60-100 mph were observed within the line, ...