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Hurricane power outages: Why is the grid so vulnerable?

by Scott Tong
Oct 7, 2016
More than a million customers have lost power in Hurricane Matthew's aftermath.
Lights were out today on Highway A1A in Cocoa Beach, Florida, from Hurricane Matthew's winds. 
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The costs of Hurricane Matthew

by Andy Uhler
Oct 5, 2016
Coastal communities in the path of the hurricane worry about costs, insurance.
A boarded up IHOP restaurant has messages to Hurricane Matthew written on the plywood as it sits closed ahead of Hurricane Matthew on Cocoa Beach, Florida on October 5, 2016. Hurricane Matthew, the Caribbean's worst storm in nearly a decade, barreled towards the Bahamas Wednesday morning after killing nine people and pummeling Haiti and Cuba. 
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Insurance industry sees drones taking claims work to new heights

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 29, 2016
Instead of climbing ladders to check for roof damage, or walking through a disaster area, insurance adjusters may be able to deploy drones.
The insurance company Travelers is considering giving this assortment of drones to insurance adjusters for use in the field.
Patrick Skahill
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In Baton Rouge, big brands come to help — and get known

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 22, 2016
Tide, Duracell and Clorox are just some of the brand names flocking to the region.
Tide brought a portable laundry services truck to Baton Rouge for the displaced.
Tim Mettey
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The Dispatch, Ep 8: Checking in safe on Facebook

by Molly Wood
Mar 25, 2016
A look at the advantages and pitfalls of Facebook's 'Safety Check' feature.
A victim receives first aid by rescuers on Tuesday in Brussels after a series of terrorist attacks.
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Global warming could be a disaster sooner than later

by Scott Tong
Mar 22, 2016
But a possible climate disaster 50 years off still seems far away
Ice cracks from the wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier located at Los Glaciares National Park, southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, on March 10, 2016.
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Five years after tsunami, taxi company still fighting

by Rob Schmitz
Mar 11, 2016
Sendai's Smile Smile Taxi rebuilds its business 5 years after Japan's disaster.
Smile Smile Taxi owners Emi Sato and her father Matsuo Sato stand outside their headquarters that was partially destroyed five years ago.
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New doc shows our evolving relationship with big data

by Molly Wood
Feb 24, 2016
It's not all black and white.
A staff member at the Somerset House in London stands in front of an art exhibit themed on big data. Rick Smolan, executive producer of the film "The Human Face of Big Data," says our relationship to data isn't black and white.
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Home sweet risky home

by Amy Scott
Sep 3, 2015
A new study looks at home values in areas prone to natural disasters.
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The case for calling wildfires natural disasters

by Andy Uhler
Aug 20, 2015
Washington's governor, U.S. Forest Service are asking for some federal relief.
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