Aug 26, 2019
New data from NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite, shows the movement high in the atmosphere of carbon monoxide associated with fires in the Amazon region of Brazil. The time series maps carbon monoxide at an altitude...
Aug 23, 2019
We need to challenge climate change doubters before it’s too late. Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth secretary-general, sets out the case for action on climate change: Imagine a London where the entire subterranean region is engulfed with dirty water. Crammed...
Aug 23, 2019
Online connectivity is heralded as the great leveler, but the online experience is not equal for different people in different societies. Privacy company Surfshark, in its Digital Quality of Life (DQL) study, highlights gaps between people’s online experiences...
Aug 23, 2019
Smartphone users – especially those who use social media – say they are more regularly exposed to people who have different backgrounds. They are also more connected with friends they don’t see in person, a Pew Research Centre survey of adults in 11...
Aug 23, 2019
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) is concerned about the lack of transparency and ongoing delays in the introduction of full number portability. The group points out that consumers have received no word from ICASA (the...
Aug 23, 2019
Despite automation, the human factor can still put industrial processes at risk: employee errors or unintentional actions were behind 52% of incidents affecting operational technology and industrial control system (OT/ICS) networks last year. According to a new...
