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HURRICANE RISK PERCEPTION
A 2014 study analyzed 62 years of US hurricanes and found female-named storms were nearly three times as deadly as male-named ones, possibly because people perceived them as less threatening and were less likely to take protective actionA study found feminine hurricane names correlated with higher death rates. Researchers suggest gender stereotypes unconsciously reduce perc...- Oil crosses $100: A 'perfect hurricane' can trigger bigger shock soonBrent crude has surged past $100 as escalating Middle East tensions threaten two critical oil chokepoints — the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el...
- In Trump's shadow, Greenland seeks more leverage from Danish voteGreenlandic candidates are using the spotlight from US President Donald Trump's interest in their island to demand more from Denmark. They ...
- For decades, we blamed aliens and Atlantis. Science says the Bermuda Triangle story is very differentBermuda Triangle Mystery: For decades, the Bermuda Triangle between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico has been linked to unexplained vanishi...
- How much does a heat wave cost? Insurers and CEOs want to knowAs extreme heat events intensify, financial risks are becoming more apparent, prompting the development of heat-hazard modelling and hedgin...
- FEMA chief was set to be fired before public break with TrumpCameron Hamilton's dismissal as FEMA's acting administrator followed clashes over the agency's direction and his congressional testimony co...
- Kamala Harris made a historic dash for the White House; here's why she fell shortDespite her historic candidacy as the first woman of color on a major party ticket, Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to Do...
- Ecommerce & dark patterns; how unicorn founders stack upThe government could crack down on ecommerce firms following consumer complaints of dark pattern violations during festive sales. This and ...
- Why are cyclones with female names deadlier? Research explainsThe study used more than six decades of death rates from US hurricanes to show that feminine-named hurricanes cause significantly more deat...
- Will the world be the same if Twitter ceases to exist? Here’s what the data suggestsTwitter has been part of the collective record for over a decade.
- Worsening shortages, high prices restrain US manufacturing activitySupply constraints were worsened by a wave of coronavirus infections driven by the Delta variant over the summer, especially in Southeast A...
- Joe Biden ran on competence and empathy. Afghanistan is testing thatBiden’s stumbles have been particularly striking given that the longtime senator and former vice president brought more experience in natio...
- RBI keeps status quo: Full text of 5th bimonthly Monetary Policy Statement of FY18The decision of the MPC is consistent with a neutral stance of monetary policy.
- Education makes people less vulnerable to natural calamitiesEducation makes people less vulnerable to natural disasters such as floods, landslides and storms that are expected to intensify with clima...
- Tackling climate change: Adapt to changes at local levels but mitigate release of greenhouse gasesThe Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC, which was completed in 2007, stated categorically that "warming of the climate system is unequivo...
- Mid-term Review of the Annual Statement on Monetary Policy for the 2008-09During the first quarter of 2008-09, real GDP growth was 7.9 per cent as against 9.2 per cent a year ago. The end-August 2008 release of na...
- Oil heads higher, topping $130 a barrelOil prices rose on Monday on a threat of new sanctions against Iran and a hurricane watch was issued for parts of the Texas and Mexico coas...
- Rising losses force reinsurers to go slow on underwritingInsurance buyers can look forward to the soft market to continue in '08. Estimates show that losses are due to disasters. Insurance cover f...
- Text of the RBI Credit PolicyThe Bank Rate has been kept unchanged at 6.0 pc, the repo rate is also unchanged at 7.75 pc, as is the reverse repo rate at 6.0 pc.
- Annual Policy Statement for 2006-07Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2006-07 by Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
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