Spire Global at the New York Stock Exchange, August 17, 2021. Source: NYSE Artificial intelligence has been instrumental to weather forecast modeling for years. Recent breakthroughs in generative AI dangle the possibility of it finally becoming more accurate. That’s what Spire Global is betting on in its recently announced partnership with AI darling Nvidia. “What … Read more
Economic losses in the Asia Pacific region soared to $65 billion due to natural disasters, mainly fueled by floods in China and droughts in India, as reported by insurance company Aon. Hadynyah | E+ | Getty Images Economic losses in the Asia Pacific region due to natural disasters soared to $65 billion in 2023, mainly … Read more
Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years has killed nine people and injured more than 900 while 50 workers travelling in minibuses to a hotel in a national park are missing. Some buildings are tilted at precarious angles in the mountainous, sparsely populated county of Hualien, near the epicentre of the 7.2 magnitude quake, … Read more
Australians have been caught up in a deadly earthquake that has toppled buildings and triggered landslides in Taiwan. The 7.4 magnitude tremor struck off the east coast of the island nation on Wednesday morning, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 50. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Australians caught up in Taiwan earthquake terror. … Read more
People sitting by a pier during sunset in Singapore. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images Singapore’s economic losses due to heat stress could nearly double to $1.64 billion in 2035 from pre-pandemic 2018 due to a decline in labor productivity, a recent study by the National University of Singapore showed. Back in 2018, heat … Read more
An aerial view shows workers taking down a collapsed building in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien county following an earthquake/ Sam Yeh | Afp | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said all its workers were safe and those who were evacuated have started returning to some factory lines after a major earthquake hit Taiwan early Wednesday. The island was … Read more
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea killed at least three people and caused extensive damage to around 1000 homes, officials say. The quake rocked the East Sepik region about 6.20am local time on Sunday near the town of Ambunti, about 756km northwest of the capital of Port … Read more
Rising global temperatures have added a strain on regions like the Middle East, which is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. These nations are now faced with a big problem, how can they solve their water shortage issues? The United Arab Emirates averages less than 200 millimeters of rainfall a year, in stark … Read more
Lava flows from a volcano in southwest Iceland that had lit up the night sky appear to have slowed but authorities say they still pose a danger to infrastructure including a nearby fishing town. The eruption – the fourth since December – began at 2023 GMT on Saturday, sending fountains of molten rock soaring from … Read more
An Australian woman and her partner killed in a landslide in Bali have been identified. Angelina Smith and her partner, Dutch national Luciano Kross died when the villa they were staying at in Jatiluwih village was crushed in a landslide caused by heavy rain on Thursday morning. Authorities told local media the couple were buried … Read more
