Glacier cavity indicates ice is melting faster than we thought

Glacier cavity indicates ice is melting faster than we thought

A gigantic cavity — two-thirds the area of Manhattan and almost 300m tall — growing at the bottom of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is one of several disturbing discoveries reported in a new NASA-led study of the disintegrating glacier. The findings...
Counting the cost of natural disasters

Counting the cost of natural disasters

An Aon study demonstrates that 389 natural catastrophe events in 2018 generated economic losses of $224-billion. Of that total, the Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2018 Annual Report shows that private sector and government-sponsored insurance programs...

Dark energy may vary over time

Astronomers have found evidence that an invisible force called dark energy, widely thought to be constant, may be getting stronger with time. If confirmed, this result could force astronomers to re-examine their fundamental understanding of the history and structure...

Stay vigilant as phishing season ramps up

Businesses in EMEA are urged to remain vigilant as phishing attacks ramp up during the winter months. F5 Labs, in collaboration with Webroot, has launched its second annual Phishing and Fraud report, highlighting an anticipated threat surge from October until January....

Challenges ahead for vehicle market

The constrained economy, a VAT hike, and petrol price increases have all combined to push the latest TransUnion Africa Vehicle Pricing Index (VPI) below inflation for the sixth consecutive quarter, although the outlook for 2019 is looking more positive. New and used...

US lays charges against Huawei

Huawei has been charged in the US for a raft of offences including conspiracy to defraud the US, bank fraud and theft of trade secrets. “The charges are the result of years of investigative work conducted by the FBI and our law enforcement partners,” says...