2020 climate events show how excess heat is expressed

2020 climate events show how excess heat is expressed

By most accounts, 2020 has been a rough year for the planet. It was the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth of a degree according to NASA’s analysis. Massive wildfires scorched Australia, Siberia, and the United...
2020 tied for warmest year on record, NASA analysis shows

2020 tied for warmest year on record, NASA analysis shows

Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, the year’s globally averaged temperature was 1,02 degrees Celsius...
Digitalisation is here to stay

Digitalisation is here to stay

The Mastercard Economics Institute has released Economy 2021 – a global outlook report providing detailed analysis of the economic impact of Covid-19 including permanent changes in digital consumer spending habits, growth of online banking, fintech disruption...
What are the top risks for businesses in 2021?

What are the top risks for businesses in 2021?

The Covid-19 pandemic, emerging digital threats, climate change and the US China relationship are among the top five risks for business in 2021, according to specialist global risk consultancy ControlRisks. Underpinning these risks, the danger of missing the rebound...
Intel debuts four new processor families at CES 2021

Intel debuts four new processor families at CES 2021

At CES 2021, Intel introduced new processors for business, education, mobile and gaming computing platforms. “Only Intel has the breadth of products spanning multiple architectures; the large, open ecosystem; sheer scale of manufacturing footprint; and deep...
First-of-a-kind journey for Dragon spacecraft

First-of-a-kind journey for Dragon spacecraft

By capsule, helicopter, boat, plane, and car, space station science experiments are about to make a first of a kind journey back to researchers on Earth. Today (11 January), the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying out the company’s 21st commercial resupply...