Solar Eclipse lights up businesses in the US
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More than thirty million people live along the path of the solar eclipse; many others have travelled to share the experience. NASA conducted experiments to study the Sun's atmosphere during the phenomenon. A quarter of Airbnb guests in the US with bookings for Sunday night were booked for a stay in the eclipse’s path. Also, in the programme, the presenter Sam Fenwick finds out why tens of thousands of people in the gaming industry sector have lost their jobs in the last few months and why Australian farmers relying on the weather broadcast. (Picture: Solar Eclipse in Mexico, Mexico City - 08 Apr 2024. Picture credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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