Superstorm Sandy’s Impact on Flood Risk Assessment, Mitigation 5 Years Later November 1, 2017 By Denise Johnson It’s been five years since Superstorm Sandy caused widespread devastation to the East Coast, causing an estimated $18.75 billion in... Read More
Daylight Saving Time Can Lead to Driver Fatigue, Crash Risks November 1, 2017 As clocks “fall back” this weekend and daylight saving time ends, many Americans will be driving longer at night which... Read More
Waymo Progresses to Totally Driverless Cars, Trucks November 1, 2017 Google’s self-driving car spin-off is accelerating efforts to convince the public that its technology is almost ready to safely transport... Read More
Millions of Allegedly Defective Rail Ties Leads Railroad to Sue October 31, 2017 By JEFF MARTIN One of the nation’s largest railroads must replace millions of defective wooden railroad ties on its tracks because they’re degrading... Read More
Parametric Insurance Explored for U.S. Disasters October 31, 2017 By Denise Johnson Catastrophic losses this year due to extreme weather events have led to a growing interest in parametric insurance in the... Read More
Fraud News: Workers’ Comp and Disaster Aid Fraud, Staged Crashes October 31, 2017 Mississippi Woman Arrested in Worker’s Comp Fraud Case A Mississippi woman has been arrested in a worker’s compensation fraud case.... Read More
Commentary: Cities Could Do Better When it Comes to Disaster Preparation October 31, 2017 By Nathaniel Bullard(Bloomberg View) The first game of this year’s World Series earned a dubious distinction for the highest temperature ever recorded at the... Read More
Changing Climate Means Shorter Winters October 30, 2017 Winter is coming … later. And it’s leaving ever earlier. Across the United States, the year’s first freeze has been... Read More
Trump Signs $36.5B Emergency Aid Bill for Disasters October 30, 2017 By KEN THOMAS President Donald Trump signed a $36.5 billion emergency aid measure on Thursday to refill disaster accounts, provide a cash infusion... Read More
White House Warns Next Disaster Bill to Cost ‘Tens of Billions’ October 27, 2017 By ANDREW TAYLOR The White House says the next request for disaster aid will cost tens of billions of dollars and Congress should... Read More