Global Dispatch
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21.10°C in August: The Ocean’s Heat Engine Is Running a Hotter Cycle
Global daily sea-surface temperature hit 21.10°C on August 22, passing the March 2024 record — in a month the calendar says should be cooling. Precise…
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The Machinery of Trade Defence, Running at Scale
In two weeks in August, China tightened drone export controls to the United States and issued an anti-enforcement injunction over an EU subsidies probe. Two…
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The Travel System Is Only as Strong as Its Handover
A practical, evidence-led examination of tourism capacity and local value, focused on coordination, access, timing and the operating measures that turn a visible trend into…
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The Machines That Connect the World’s Far Corners
The world’s distant places are connected by machines — the ships, the cables, the aircraft, the satellites. The connection is physical, and the machinery is…