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Large Floods Linked to Higher Death Rates From Multiple Causes: Study
Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 24.9 percent higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions, a new study, published in the ...
U.S. Opens Probe of 2.6M Million Teslas Over Remote Driving Feature
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it has opened a probe into 2.6 million Tesla vehicles in the United States over reports of crashes involving a feature that allows ...
Verisk Announces Wildfire Cat Model Under Review by CDI
Global analytics tech provider Verisk announced it has requested a review of its wildfire catastrophe model by the California Department of Insurance (CDI). This follows California Insurance ...
NWS Preliminary Estimate for 2024: More Than 5,300 Hail Events, 1,855 Tornadoes
Last year was eventful for weather in the United States, according to preliminary figures compiled by the National Weather Service. There were 1,855 documented tornadoes with an estimated 82 of them ...
FAA Enhanced Oversight of Boeing After Door Panel Incident Will Continue
The Federal Aviation Administration's tougher oversight of Boeing will continue indefinitely, the agency's outgoing head said on Friday, nearly a year after a door panel missing four key bolts flew ...
Tesla Data Helped Police After Las Vegas Truck Explosion, But Privacy Concerns Remain
Your car is spying on you. That is one takeaway from the fast, detailed data that Tesla collected on the driver of one of its Cybertrucks that exploded in Las Vegas earlier this week. Privacy data ...
2025 Report on Road Safety Highlights There’s More Work to Do
A new report highlights current action and recommendations to reduce and/or eliminate road deaths and injuries in the U.S. In 2022, the most recent year with finalized statistics, more than 42,500 ...
U.S. Labor Agency Releases Final 2023 Injury, Fatality Stats
Last year, there were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States, a 3.7-percent decrease from 5,486 in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The fatal work injury rate was ...