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Cities Face Rising Flood, Drought Risk Even With No Climate Change

A heads-up to New York, Baltimore, Houston and Miami: a new study suggests that these metropolitan areas and others will increase their exposure to floods even in the absence of climate change, according to researchers from Texas A&M University. Published …

Hot Spots: NICB’s Annual Report on Vehicle Theft

A new report suggests that 2011 is on track as yet another consecutive year of declining vehicle thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Four of the top 10 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) reported more thefts in 2011, …