Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice SIX TIMES FASTER than in the 1990s with sea levels set to rise 6.6 inches by 2100 — putting 400 million people at flood risk — if global warming goes unchecked Researchers combined ice sheet surveys with data from 11 satellite missions Antarctica and Greenland lost 6.4 trillion tonnes of … Read more
New figures estimate that the new coronavirus could kill more Americans than cancer, heart disease or dementia in 2020. So far, the illness – known as COVID-19 – has sickened more than 4,200 people and killed 74. But as a graphic from The New York Times shows, things could be much bleaker should overall infection rates … Read more
New York’s normally thriving Times Square that sees around 330,000 a day pass through it was left virtually empty as the city that never sleeps went into lockdown. Businesses were shuttered as cafe, bars, restaurants and movie theaters closed from 8pm on Monday night as officials took strident steps to slow the spread of coronavirus. … Read more
Teenagers who use e-cigarettes are nearly five times more likely to smoke tobacco later in life, study finds Many health experts view e-cigarettes as crucial tool in fight against tobacco and Public Health England has repeatedly endorsed the devices But others are worried about safety concerns and their use by young people Schoolchildren in England … Read more
The havoc in the stock markets caused by the oil price war, coronavirus and the US travel ban has left one group of private investors particularly out-of-pocket and angry. These are investors in index-trackers which have been hard hit in the nerve-jangling rollercoaster of the past week. As we stand on the brink of a … Read more
An entrepreneur who impressed the Dragons’ Den judges with his biography writing service has revealed how he turned down Tej Lalvani’s offer after the show – and has gone on to make 15 times his investment. Rutger Bruining, from London, founded StoryTerrace in 2015, and appeared on last night’s BBC2 show with colleague Theo Brainin, where they wowed … Read more