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MEDIA RELEASE: CAA Insurance Company Addresses Escalating Auto Theft Crisis Across Canada
CAA Insurance Company is deeply concerned with the auto theft crisis unfolding across Canada. According to industry experts, in 2022, auto theft exceeded $1.2 billion in claims, ...
Potential health crisis in the wake of deadly storm and flooding in Derna, Libya
The number of fatalities and missing persons continue to mount after a storm caused massive flooding in the town of Derna, located in the northeast ...
Expert explainer - Storm Daniel and the Libya flooding
Expert: Dr Kiran Tota-Maharaj Reader in Civil & Environmental Engineering (Water and Environmental Engineering) College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University 1/ Do we have any ...
Immediate and long-term recovery in post-earthquake Morocco
Sunday's earthquake in Morocco – the strongest to hit the center of the country in more than a century – has taken the lives of more than 2,500 ...
Disaster researchers discuss preparedness, evacuations and recovery as Hurricane Idalia bears down on Florida's Gulf Coast
It's déjà vu all over again. Less than a year after Hurricane Ian brought floods and destruction to Florida towns off the Gulf of ...
MEDIA RELEASE: More than potholes: The annual CAA Worst Roads campaign includes poor design, unsafe conditions
Voting is now open to all Manitobans – including pedestrians, transit users and cyclists - to have their say on the province’s “worst road.” As ...
UConn's Sandra Chafouleas and Feel Your Best Self -- using puppets to support children's social-emotional well-being
The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on America's children -- parents lost jobs, kids weren't able to go to school, and they were told it ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Ice dams, overland flooding and other ways your home is at risk from water this spring: CAA Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, March 21, 2022 – A winter with heavy snowfall means Manitobans are on the lookout for spring water damage. There are countless ways water can damage ...
New Study Shows Africa’s Lake Victoria Could Dry Up Faster Than Expected, White Nile Tributary Could Disappear Within a Decade
Lake Victoria, the largest lake on the African continent and the largest tropical lake in the world, has the potential to dry up more quickly ...
Impact of Record-Breaking Floods in Venice
Over the last week, Venice, Italy, has been hit with historic flooding. On Sunday, November 17, water levels topped 1.5 meters for the third time since last ...