A new study found the West’s 21st-century drought is the worst in 1,200 years. Los Angeles is working to stave off a crisis by recycling 100% of its wastewater.
The increasing vapor pressure deficit, which is an indicator of how much moisture the air can suck out of soil and plants, poses an increased wildfire risk in areas where plants and vegetation are already prone to drying out.
Many industries are experiencing changes and challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic forces and tough insurance market conditions in 2021. Here are 10 industry sectors that could see new and emerging risks in 2022 and beyond.
“Net underwriting losses worsened in the third quarter, driving insurers’ combined ratio to 104.5 and contributing to a 57% plunge in net income after taxes."
A key measure of inflation climbed to a near-40-year high last month. Economists are hopeful that America will reach the peak of the pandemic-era price increases in the early months of 2022. Here's to hoping.
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found most of the country’s critical infrastructure have yet to take steps toward adopting a nearly decade-old framework to improve cybersecurity.
A spike in theft and vandalism has many Seattle business owners eating the losses instead of filing insurance claims because they fear their coverage will be dropped.
La Niña is expected to stick around for at least a little while longer, with the transition back to neutral conditions most likely not taking place until at least later in spring.
In a USGS Hazard Notification statement, Cascades Volcano Observatory announced their scientists have tracked an increased rate of ground uplift in the Three Sisters volcanic region.