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A lawmaker in one American state could make it hard for owners of electric vehicles to get out of the state in the event of a hurricane. Here’s the potential law and why it’s important. What Happened: States have passed laws aimed at banning the sale of gas-powered vehicles in the...

A strong storm swept across North America over the weekend and caused Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners to shut down throughout the United States. Data from BTC.com shows that between Dec. 21 and 24, the Bitcoin mining hashrate - a measure of computational power on the blockchain - decreased by...

Strong winds and subzero temperatures are causing chaos across the U.S. with millions without power and thousands stranded during Christmas. The weather system intensified Friday into a bomb cyclone. The storm has left at least 24 people dead, knocked out power to several hundred thousand...

A powerful, and windy winter storm — dubbed a "bomb cyclone" due to the plummeting barometric pressure — is blasting its way across the U.S. and Canada. affecting over 200 million people ahead of the year's busiest travel days. As of 9:17 a.m. CST Friday morning — 2,...

Winter Storm Elliott is sweeping across the U.S. just in time to potentially create disruptions for the holiday weekend. While the potential bomb cyclone may disrupt critical holiday sales for some companies, it could also be a Christmas gift for winter weather stocks. What Happened? Winter Storm...

Florida and other nearby states are bracing for Hurricane Ian, which is expected to make landfall in the U.S. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Here is a look at what theme parks, cruise lines and sports are doing to prepare for the storm. Hurricane Ian:  Tampa Bay, St Petersburg and the...

As Hurricane Ian barrels toward western Florida, preparations are underway to secure homes, belongings and businesses. Evacuation orders have also been issued in several locations across the Sunshine State, affecting about 2 million people. Whether preparing to weather a storm at home or leaving...

Summertime heat and the lack of air conditioning in trucks have long been problems for United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) drivers. According to the company, this is because the delivery team makes “frequent stops, which requires the engine to be turned off and the doors to be opened...

AccuWeather meteorologists said on Tuesday that a tropical depression, the windy cyclone that sets the stage for a hurricane, could form in just a matter of days, far off Florida’s Gulf Coast. This tropical depression kicks off the 2022 hurricane season which begins on June 1 and ends on...

Weather forecaster and media company AccuWeather announced a new API that will help bring its data to the blockchain. What Happened: AccuWeather collaborated with API3 to launch AccuWeather API. The collaboration will see AccuWeather’s weather forecasts and warnings offered directly on-chain...

Jen had spent weeks looking for the perfect toy for her daughter for Christmas. Then she found it online and placed the order. Only days before Christmas, she chose drone delivery as the delivery option because the e-commerce site said it would be delivered on Dec. 23, just in time to make it a...

Trucking companies lose an estimated $2.2 billion to $3.5 billion a year due to weather-related delays, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, and nearly 12% of those truck delays are caused by weather in the cities with the greatest volumes of truck traffic. Using a reliable mobile...

A strong cold front will sweep across the High Plains and Great Lakes over the next two days, triggering severe thunderstorms and torrential rainfall in the Mountain Prairie and Midwest freight regions. SONAR Critical Events and radar: Friday, August 14, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT; Severe thunderstorm...

It'll be a stormy weekend for truckers heading through parts of the Plains. Expect occasional delays due to spots of hail, high wind and torrential rainfall. A series of cold fronts will produce waves of showers and thunderstorms across the northern and central Great Plains Friday through Sunday...