Extreme weather events call for better global forecasting

Extreme weather events call for better global forecasting

by Tira Shubart | 23 Mar 2022 | Climate change, Environment, Technology, World

Poor nations are hardest hit by extreme weather, but they can lack resources to produce forecasts that can save lives. Now something is being done. (Courtesy of the World Meteorological Organization/Sandro Puncet – Croatia) The science of meteorology focuses on...

Entrepreneurs step in as Australia lags on climate change

by Richard Hubbard | 17 Mar 2022 | Asia, Climate change, Economy, Environment, Technology

Australia has been slow to combat global warming. Now wealthy entrepreneurs are picking up the mantle to drive change. A mannequin depicting a child covered in coal is seen during an Extinction Rebellion Protest in Brisbane, Australia, 22 April 2021. Australia is one...

Human-made debris is accumulating even on the moon

by Tira Shubart | 3 Mar 2022 | Discovery, Environment, Technology

Part of a rocket from a Chinese mission will crash onto the moon this week, adding to debris from humans that is accumulating on the lunar surface. The moon, seen from Berlin, Germany, 11 January 2022 (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) Tomorrow, a crater on the far side of...

Decoder: If tech giants are too big, how can we curb them?

by Tiziana Barghini | 8 Feb 2022 | Decoders, Economy, Technology

Many experts think tech giants have grown too powerful. But they disagree over how best to regulate emerging technology without stifling innovation. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at an antitrust hearing before the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC, 10 April 2018 (AP...