Extreme heat causes many times more workplace injuries than official records capture, and those injuries are concentrated among the poorest workers, new research suggests, the latest evidence of how climate change worsens inequality. Hotter days don’t just mean more cases of heat stroke, but also injuries from falling, being struck by vehicles or mishandling machinery, […]
We’re used to flagship handsets costing over £1,000 SIM-free, and Sony has added another to this exclusive group with its Xperia I III. At £1,199 ($1,299.99 in the US), it’s a little more expensive than the Oppo Find X3 Pro 5G and matches the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, both reviewed here in recent months. The Xperia 1 III stands out […]
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver The Type S performance version of Acura’s latest TLX sedan features a 355-hp turbocharged V-6, an all-wheel-drive system with a torque-vectoring rear differential, and a man-machine connection that has been missing from most of the brand’s vehicles for years. Read the full review View Gallery 46 Photos Advertisement – Continue Reading […]
And even though it will take extensive scientific analysis to link climate change to last week’s cataclysmic floods in Europe, a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture and is already causing heavier rainfall in many storms around the world. There is little doubt that extreme weather events will continue to be more frequent and more intense […]
Seventeen-year-old New York-based hosting firm Squarespace has been dubbed by one Wall Street stock analyst “the iPhone of hosting.” That description is apt in more ways than one. Like the iPhone, there is a slick quality to many elements of Squarespace that is user friendly, especially to people with limited technical acumen, such as picking […]
Five years ago, I spent a few days down Mexico way driving a Can-Am Maverick X3 X RS side-by-side. That naming jumble translates to “factory Baja racer,” and Baja buggies are wide. That X3 is a full six-feet wide, which, besides increasing stability, looks cool as hell—like a predatory creature from another galaxy, or a […]
ST. HELENA, Calif. — Last September, a wildfire tore through one of Dario Sattui’s Napa Valley wineries, destroying millions of dollars in property and equipment, along with 9,000 cases of wine. November brought a second disaster: Mr. Sattui realized the precious crop of cabernet grapes that survived the fire had been ruined by the smoke. […]
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Justin SullivanGetty Images The backlog of available new-car inventory is getting cleaned out after production was hit by the pandemic and related problems including the chip shortage, according to the data and analytics team at Black Book. New-car sales in June were down around 14 percent compared to pre-pandemic numbers from 2019, according to the […]
ST. HELENA, Calif. — Last September, a wildfire tore through one of Dario Sattui’s Napa Valley wineries, destroying millions of dollars in property and equipment, along with 9,000 cases of wine. November brought a second disaster: Mr. Sattui realized the precious crop of cabernet grapes that survived the fire had been ruined by the smoke. […]