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Scientists Drive Into Hailstorms to Study Costs of Extreme Weather
As severe storms once again soak, twist and pelt the nation's midsection, a team of dozens of scientists is driving into them to study one of the nation's costliest but least-appreciated weather ...
OSHA Campaign Targets Backover Incidents in Construction
OSHA has launched a new initiative aimed at raising awareness to prevent backover incidents on construction sites. More than a quarter of backover incidents occur in construction, leading all ...
Hurricane Wind Losses Could Rise 76% by 2060 in Southeast US
Hurricanes are expected to get more intense and destructive, as global temperatures rise and homeowners in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are expected to bear the brunt of it, according ...
Texas Lawmakers Focus on Mitigation With Wildfire Bills
Texas lawmakers approved a series of bills this year that aim to better prepare Texas for wildfires and to mitigate their damage. The legislation includes a study on wildfire risk zones, increasing ...
Hackers Abuse Modified Salesforce App to Steal Data, Extort Companies
Hackers are tricking employees at companies in Europe and the Americas into installing a modified version of a Salesforce-related app, allowing the hackers to steal reams of data, gain access to ...
Nearly 17M Vehicles With Expired Registration Tags on U.S. Roads
Close to 17 million vehicles are being driven on U.S. roads with expired tags, according to vehicle history provider CARFAX, with drivers risking fines, impoundment and jail time. Expired tags can ...
Colossal Cloud of Sahara Dust Smothering the Caribbean En Route to the US
A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States. The cloud extended some 2,000 ...
Teen Driver Deaths Continue to Rise in Summer Months
Crash data reveals seasonal patterns as teen driving deaths continue to climb, according to the latest statistics by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Between 2019 and 2023, 13,135 people were ...