Damage and insurance losses from Hurricane Helene could cost billions
Insurance losses are expected to reach roughly $6.4 billion, and insurance providers may reevaluate how they price policies and what types of coverage they offer......»»
Hurricane Kristy tracker: See path of storm expected to strengthen, remain away from land
Hurricane Kristy tracker: See path of storm expected to strengthen, remain away from land.....»»
Lithia saved $50 million more than planned through Q3, sees another $100 million soon
Lithia Motors Inc. by the end of the third quarter reduced expenses by $50 million more than the group's original target for a cost-cutting initiative launched this year, COO Adam Chamberlain said Oct. 23 on the company's Q3 earnings call......»»
Tesla Q3 net income rises 17% to $2.2 billion; total revenue up 8% to $25.2 billion
Tesla said it expects to launch lower-cost models next year. "Plans for new vehicles, including more affordable models, remain on track for start of production in the first half of 2025.".....»»
Experts explain Hurricane Helene"s impact on Appalachia
Hurricane Helene has devastated swaths of Southern Appalachia, pummeling cities from Newport, Tennessee, to Asheville, North Carolina......»»
Experiments find people assume unidentified bystanders in a war zone are combatants, acceptable collateral damage
People's bias toward sacrificing unknown bystanders appears to stem from assuming the unidentified person is an enemy, according to a study published October 23, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Scott Danielson from the University of Cant.....»»
The Tea-CUP project: Joint initiative to provide climate services to help the tea industry
Tea is a significant global commodity, with an industry worth tens of billions of dollars and growing. However, its production—both in terms of quantity and quality—is highly sensitive to climate variations, particularly in the context of long-te.....»»
Hurricane Milton ravaged one of the most popular areas for "snowbirds" on Florida"s Gulf Coast
Hurricane Milton ravaged one of the most popular areas for "snowbirds" on Florida"s Gulf Coast.....»»
Modeling study shows that marshes provide cost-effective coastal protection
Images of coastal houses being carried off into the sea due to eroding coastlines and powerful storm surges are becoming more commonplace as climate change brings a rising sea level coupled with more powerful storms. In the U.S. alone, coastal storms.....»»
Kristy strengthens into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Kristy strengthens into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean.....»»
How much is Disney Plus? Plans, prices, and features explained
Disney's streaming service is one of today's most popular. But how much does Disney+ cost? We've got the answers, from pricing options to how you can save......»»
Meta Quest 3S is a disappointing half-step to Carmack’s low-cost VR vision
Significant visual and comfort compromises make last year's Quest 3 a better VR investment. It's been just over two years now since soon-to-depart CTO John Carmack told a Meta Con.....»»
People around the world are using courts to question whether climate policies are fair
Coal workers suing their government over job losses. Indigenous people using the courts to block wind farms or anti-deforestation policies that violate their cultural rights. What these cases have in common is they challenge the fairness of climate p.....»»
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people's faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made it into his community's water supply 10 years ago, shutting it down for two days......»»
Vehicle cost and high rates are holding back middle-income Americans, according to Santander
Thirty percent of those surveyed said they were likely to take out an auto loan if rates came down......»»
A blueprint for mapping melting ice sheets: Open-source tool can help make radar systems at a fraction of the cost
Researchers in the Stanford Radio Glaciology lab use radio waves to understand rapidly changing ice sheets and their contributions to global sea-level rise. This technique has revealed groundwater beneath Greenland, the long-term impacts of extreme m.....»»
ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models
Sabotage supposedly cost tens of millions, but TikTok owner ByteDance denies it. After rumors swirled that TikTok owner ByteDance had lost tens of millions after an intern sabotag.....»»
Accurately weighing costs and benefits of different methods for controlling invasive species
Invasive insect species bring a host of health, social, ecological and economic consequences, including crop damage, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, ecosystem disruption, human disease transmission and rising allergy rates......»»
"Making insurance effective in the face of climate change may require it to be legally enforced"
Recent hurricanes hitting the Southeastern United States have again robbed people of their homes, businesses and lives. Hurricane Helen, in late September, was followed up last week by Hurricane Milton, collapsing seemingly robust building structures.....»»
Giant meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago may have aided early life
Billions of years ago, long before anything resembling life as we know it existed, meteorites frequently pummeled the planet. One such space rock crashed down about 3.26 billion years ago, and even today, it's revealing secrets about Earth's past......»»
"Time capsule" lunar samples link the moon"s past and present
Samples collected from the surface of the moon by the crew of Apollo 16 more than 50 years ago have helped scientists reconstruct billions of years of lunar history......»»