Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge

Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...

12 october 2026

Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push

De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...

28 september 2026

South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026

South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...

14 september 2026

David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle

In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...

31 august 2026

The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds

The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026

The reason for the sharp change in temperature in the Arctic may be planetary waves

08 may 2023
The reason for sudden temperature fluctuations in high latitudes may be changes in the parameters of the earth's atmosphere, lasting for more than two weeks. This is the conclusion reached by the researchers of St. Petersburg State University.
Physicists used a mathematical model to study the effect of planetary waves with periods from 3 to 16 days on the large–scale circulation of the atmosphere - these are global fluctuations in parameters such as pressure, density, temperature, wind speed. The duration of "tides" and "ebbs" can reach 30 days, RIA Novosti writes with reference to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
Experiments have shown that waves may well cause disturbances in the stratosphere, which lead to extreme warming and cooling in the Arctic zone and temperate latitudes.
Earlier, scientists suggested that the acceleration of the water cycle in the Arctic could affect the entire ecosystem. Russian geophysicists believe that the Arctic could have warmed up sharply due to powerful earthquakes. The ice in the Arctic has become thinner, and their durability is shorter.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished