Matsuyama, Japan (SPX) Aug 03, 2020 Despite being composed of solid rocks, the Earth’s mantle, which extends to a depth of ~2890 km below the crust, undergoes convective flow by removing heat from the Earth’s interior. This process involves mass transfer by subduction of cold tectonic plates from and the ascent of hot plumes towards the Earth’s surface, responsible for many large-scale geological features, such … Continue reading Is the Earth’s transition zone deforming like the upper mantle

Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2020 Questions about the stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet are a major source of uncertainty in estimates of how much sea level will rise as the Earth continues to warm. For decades, scientists thought the East Antarctic Ice Sheet had remained stable for millions of years, but recent studies have begun to cast doubt on this idea. … Continue reading New study shows retreat of East Antarctic ice sheet during previous warm periods

Washington DC (SPX) Aug 03, 2020 As sea ice in the Arctic retreats further and melts faster every decade, scientists are racing to understand the vulnerabilities of one of the world’s most remote and unforgiving places. A study appearing July 29 in the journal Heliyon details the changes that occurred in the Arctic in September of 2018, a year when nearly 10 million kilometers of … Continue reading A snapshot of melting Arctic sea ice during the summer of 2018

Paris (ESA) Aug 03, 2020 With the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere approaching levels that humans may have never before experienced, the need to monitor sources of emissions is more urgent than ever – hence the Copernicus Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission being one of Europe’s new high-priority satellite missions. Taking the mission a significant step forward, ESA and OHB System AG have signed … Continue reading Contract signed to build Europe’s carbon dioxide monitoring mission

Google’s domination of the online ad market appears to have stalled since Amazon last year became the third-largest digital ad platform in the U.S. behind the Google-Facebook duopoly. This may have driven Google to accelerate its push into e-commerce, focusing on what it calls the “messy middle” — the space in the customer journey between what triggers the purchase and the actual purchase itself.http://dlvr.it/Rcm4yz Continue reading Google’s E-Commerce Push to Fill the ‘Messy Middle’

The move by retailers to online and mobile selling to survive the pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in digital fraud activity. The “2020 True Cost of Fraud Study: E-commerce/Retail Edition” by LexisNexis Risk Solutions found this to be partly because some fraud control systems are outdated, and partly because of increased transaction volume.http://dlvr.it/Rclbml Continue reading Digital Sales Boom Puts Spotlight on Fraud Control Systems

Contract disputes do arise from time to time. Whether the issue is early termination, delay of deliverables, breach of performance, or the like, it is best to plan for the worst and hope for the best. When there is a dispute, whether the contract contemplates this or not, either party should consider a legal process called mediation to avoid the time and cost of fighting … Continue reading Website Development Contracts, Part 5: Mediating Disputes

Beijing (AFP) July 29, 2020 China reported 101 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, its highest single-day figure in three months, as gyms, bars and museums closed in infection hotspots. Of the new cases, 98 were domestic infections, mostly in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, where a growing cluster first discovered earlier this month has prompted mass testing and restrictions. China – where the global outbreak fihttp://dlvr.it/RcgXqf Continue reading China records highest new-case count in three months

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 28, 2020 The Blue Crew of the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams departed Naval Station Norkfolk for its inaugural deployment Monday. The ship will forward-deploy to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, according to the Navy, and will conduct missions that include counter-piracy and partner-training operations as well as special operations forces support. “As the commanding officerhttp://dlvr.it/RcgXnd Continue reading USS ‘Woody’ Williams leaves for Africa on inaugural deployment

Garmin confirmed Monday that many of its online services have been disrupted by a cyberattack on its systems that occurred on July 23, 2020. Services disrupted by the attack, which encrypted data on the systems, included website functions, customer support, customer facing applications, and company communications, the company noted in a statement.http://dlvr.it/RcfyNb Continue reading Garmin Confirms Services Upended by Ransomware Attack