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Under water: How FEMA’s outdated flood maps incentivize property owners to take risks

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Under water: Why property owners gamble due to FEMA’s flood mapping failures

Sophie Caldwell

The charts meant to assist in making decisions regarding flood hazards nationwide are progressively being revealed as a concealed threat rather than a remedy. The flood maps produced by the…

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Under water: Outdated FEMA flood maps and the rise of property risk

Sophie Caldwell

The maps intended to guide decisions on flood risk across the nation are increasingly being exposed as a source of hidden danger, not a solution. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's…

A plague mysteriously spread from Europe into Asia 4,000 years ago. Scientists now think they may know how

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Mystery of ancient plague’s journey from Europe to Asia 4,000 years ago—scientists may have answers

Sophie Caldwell

For centuries, both historians and researchers have been intrigued by the journey of a catastrophic plague that swept through Europe into Asia approximately 4,000 years ago. This ancient illness, identified…

People moved back to Pompeii after devastating eruption, excavations reveal

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Findings reveal people reoccupied Pompeii after catastrophic eruption

Sophie Caldwell

Recent excavations in Pompeii have brought to light a fascinating and largely overlooked facet of the ancient city’s past: individuals revisited the site following Mount Vesuvius’s catastrophic eruption in 79…

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How a plague spread from Europe to Asia 4,000 years ago: Scientists reveal new clues

Sophie Caldwell

Historians and scientists have long been puzzled by the movement of a devastating plague that spread from Europe into Asia around four millennia ago. This ancient disease, now known to…

A dating app, a niqab and a 9mm gun - how a US woman was hired to end a UK family feud

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A dating app, a niqab and a 9mm gun – behind the scenes of a UK family’s murder-for-hire plot

Sophie Caldwell

The quiet suburbs of a UK town became the unexpected backdrop for a bizarre and alarming saga involving a family feud, a dating app, and an American woman allegedly hired…