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General Motors On Monday, General Motors gave us a quick look at a new fuel cell EV platform it’s developing, called SURUS. It stands for Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure, and it’s a large driverless vehicle—about the size of a shipping container—that GM thinks could work in a range of applications, including mobile and emergency […]
Travel insurance is a must when heading abroad, as it covers holidaymakers from theft and injury, among other things. However, many may be asking whether they are covered in the event of a natural disaster and they are caught up in the danger. It is certainly a valid question in light of the recent earthquake […]
A National Disaster Investigation Board could make sure everyone learns the lessons that hurricanes, outbreaks, and explosions can teach. https://media.wired.com/photos/59bc45dbf81b583e066ec7cf/master/pass/disasterboard-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
According to producer Andy Wilman, following a worrying bout of pneumonia in August, the presenter bribed his doctors to release him from hospital so he could get back to work on the Amazon car series. Speaking at the Royal Television Society biannual convention in Cambridge, Wilman revealed: “He’s actually filming today. “He’s cleared to film […]
NOAA No sooner had Hurricane Harvey’s record rains receded from Houston and neighboring cities than the residents of Florida began bracing for a wallop from an even more powerful storm. And hurricane season hasn’t even peaked yet. This begs the question: Is the number of major natural disasters striking the United States actually increasing, or […]
Eric Gay/AP Between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other government entities, nonprofits large and small, and contributions from concerned individuals, a massive Hurricane Harvey relief effort is taking shape. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s “Help for Houston” drive and countless other community collections illustrate the American impulse to help people whose lives have been upended […]
Published time: 2 Sep, 2017 15:18 Edited time: 2 Sep, 2017 15:20 If a storm deluge transforms city streets into a canal-like stretches of water, then it’s highly likely that a certain familiar shark will ‘emerge’ from the murky waters to take a huge bite of online Twitter traffic. Ever since 2011, a picture of […]
An explosion rocked the Arkema plant in Texas once again Friday due to degrading chemicals as a result of Hurricane Harvey. RT looks back at history’s worst industrial chemical disasters, following the plant CEO’s comments that “toxicity is a relative thing.” “You could call this a warning sign that more explosions or fires could be […]
Tropical storm Harvey had not stopped raining on Texas before the first estimates emerged as to how many billions of dollars in damages would result from the storm. Initial estimates from insurance companies like Hannover Re put the number at $ 3 billion. In a note to clients, JP Morgan estimated that the insurance industry […]
Timothy Snyder is the author of “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century” and the Levin professor of history at Yale University. Snyder explains how governments use tragedies to manipulate society. Following is a transcript: TIMOTHY SNYDER: So 9/11, a massive terrorist attack mainly against this city, led us to give up a good […]
