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☆ How shipping more US natural gas to Europe helped fuel CO2 pollution
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Tim Mclaughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The administration approved five U.S. LNG export licenses to serve the European market following Russia's invasion, having approved none beforehand. U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry told Reuters last year that greenhouse gas emissions were an inevitable "downside" to increasing LNG exports to European allies. CO2 emissions from the energy-intensive process of liquefying gas for export mark only one stage in the industry's overall climate impact. Critics argue that it is unclear whether the U.S. gas export boom to Europe is displacing coal or delaying a transition to renewables like solar and wind. NextDecade Corp has said its proposed terminal near Brownsville, Texas, could remove more than 90% of its expected 6.4 million tons per year of carbon emissions.

Persons: Arathy, Biden, John Kerry, Robert Fee, Critics, Alexandra Shaykevich, Sempra, Susan Richardson, Tim McLaughlin, Richard Valdmanis, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: Reuters, Cheniere Energy, United, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory, Biden White, LNG, The Energy Department, FERC, U.S, Energy Information Administration, Reuters Graphics, Washington, Venture Global, CCS, SEC, Talos Energy, NextDecade, Thomson Locations: Freeport, U.S, Freeport , Texas, United States, Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Texas, Cameron, Louisiana, Brownsville , Texas

An example of a LinkedIn's "Career Break" feature, which fills in the gaps between jobs. To date, just over 1 million LinkedIn members have added the "career break" feature to their profiles, according to the company. People also took career breaks to travel (13%), to raise children (12%), and care for others (10%), the data showed. Longer breaksTavy Cussinel took a career break from public relations for seven years, while she had three kids. Tavy CussinelMonster career specialist Vicki Salemi said employers are now more flexible about career gaps than they were in the past.

Persons: Bobbie Bain, hadn't, Bain, Jennifer Shappley, Nick Gausling, Jenn Lim, that's, Pooja Chhabria, Thomas Baiter, I'd, who's, Baiter, Cussinel, I'm, Vicki Salemi, Nicole Price, Price Organizations: American Airlines, LinkedIn, CNBC, Talent, Insight, Microsoft, Company Locations: Southeast Asia, Asia, United Kingdom, Singapore

The 2023 Earthshot Prize winners:This year’s winners were chosen from a shortlist of 15 finalists by Prince William and the Earthshot Prize Council, chaired by Christiana Figueres, a former UN climate chief, who played a key role in negotiating the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. The Prince of Wales speaks with the winners of the 2023 Earthshot Prize following the awards ceremony on Tuesday night. Irwin added that the Earthshot Prize offers “hope,” which “is something we all need to hang on to.”The Singapore skyline was lit up in green to celebrate the Earthshot Prize on Monday. Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty ImagesFigueres, who is also an Earthshot Prize trustee, told CNN that it was “such a joy” to work with the Prince of Wales. The prince said he was “thrilled” to be in Singapore for the third Earthshot Prize ceremony and outlined his vision for supporting this year’s shortlist of finalists.

Persons: Wales, Prince William, “, ” William, Christiana Figueres, Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Ernest Gibson, Jack Ma, Prince, Chris Jackson, Nidhi Pant, Emily Owen, ’, Ted Lasso ”, Hannah Waddingham, Sterling K, Brown, Cate Blanchett, Nomzamo, Robert Irwin, OneRepublic, Irwin, ”, Hunter, Steve Irwin, Mohd Rasfan, Prince of Wales, William, we’ve, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Lee Hsien Loong, Catherine, Princess, Prince George Organizations: CNN’s Royal, Singapore CNN, Earthshot, Theatre, MediaCorp, Royal Foundation, WildAid, Technologies, S4S Technologies, CNN, ”, Voices, Getty, Figueres, BBC, PBS, Singapore, Jewel, HSBC Locations: Singapore, India, UN, Paris, Peru, South America, Hong Kong, South African, ”, AFP, Gardens, Kallang

☆ Britain's Prince Visits Singapore for Earthshot Environmental Prize
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Chen LinSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William attended the annual Earthshot Prize ceremony on Tuesday, which awards 1 million pounds ($1.23 million) to each of five green innovators working on projects including a cleaner lithium-ion battery and ocean conservation. "The light of optimism is burning bright in our Earthshot finalists," Prince William said at the ceremony in Singapore. Representing six continents and chosen from over 1,300 nominees, the 15 finalists' projects ranged from a scheme to plant, grow and digitally track trees in Liberia to a less carbon-intensive method of treating industrial wastewater. William, who became heir to the British throne after Queen Elizabeth died in September last year, set up the prize in 2020. This is William's first trip to Singapore since 2012, when he visited with his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales.

Persons: Chen Lin SINGAPORE, Britain's Prince William, Prince William, William, Queen Elizabeth, John F, Kate, Princess, Wales, Chen Lin, Bernadette Baum Locations: Singapore, Hong Kong, Liberia, Kensington

A loss and damage fund would be the first United Nations mechanism dedicated to helping countries that have suffered irreparable climate-driven damage from drought, floods and rising sea levels. "There was a lot at stake at this meeting," Avinash Persaud, special envoy to the Prime Minister of Barbados and the country's representative on the U.N. committee, told Reuters. Developing nations argue that rich countries responsible for most of the historical CO2 emissions causing climate change should be obliged to pay - something the United States and other rich nations refused to accept. Mohamed Nasr, Egypt's lead climate negotiator and representative on the committee, told Reuters such pledges would be crucial to the overall COP28 negotiations. If rich nations fail to follow through, he said, it could reopen decades-old fights that have derailed past climate deals - with poorer nations demanding "compensation" from rich nations for causing climate change, or refusing to agree to cut emissions faster without substantially more financial support from rich countries.

Persons: Rula, U.N, Persaud, Jennifer Morgan, Mohamed Nasr, Nasr, Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett, Christina Fincher Organizations: Abu Dhabi Sustainability, REUTERS, COP28 Finance, Bank, United, Reuters, U.S . State Department, European Union, Climate, Thomson Locations: UAE, Abu Dhabi, United Nations, Dubai, Barbados, United States, U.S, Egypt, COP28, Germany, Europe's, Berlin

☆ Rising air pollution in China suggests its economy is growing faster and oil prices will climb
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rising air pollution in China suggests its economy in on track to see a jump in growth, according to DataTrek Research. Oil prices should rise if China's economy is accelerating, as its air quality suggests. This proves our basis point that air pollution readings can give investors an early call on a country's economy," DataTrek Research co-founder Nicholas Colas said. In fact, the air quality in Beijing has seen a "very visible" increase in air pollution in the last two weeks, as has Guangzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. AdvertisementAdvertisementTo be sure, it will take weeks for the recent rise in China's air pollution to register in the official economic data.

Persons: DataTrek, —, Nicholas Colas, Colas, Brent Organizations: Research, Service, DataTrek Research Locations: China, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Shanghai

☆ Choking New Delhi smog shutters schools and shrouds Cricket World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A throat-searing blanket of smog has enveloped New Delhi, forcing schools to shut and disrupting the Cricket World Cup as officials rush to contain a pollution crisis that has become an annual occurrence in the Indian capital. New Delhi started the week with a PM 2.5 concentration nearly 80 times the World Health Organization’s recommended limit, according to Swiss air quality company IQAir. Traffic moves on a road enveloped by fog and smog in New Delhi, India, on November 3, 2023. The study also found that every single one of India’s 1.4 billion residents endure annual average pollution levels that exceed guidelines set by WHO. A passenger plane ready to take off at IGI Airport amid heavy smog on November 5, 2023 in New Delhi, India.

Persons: ”, Prachi, Health Organization’s, Awesta Chaudhary, “, Chaudhary, Vipin Kumar, Suranjit Chatterjee Organizations: CNN, Cricket, Health, Bangladesh, Arun, Authorities, Energy, Institute, University of Chicago, WHO, IGI, Hindustan Times, Internal Medicine, Apollo Hospital Locations: New Delhi, Delhi, . New Delhi, India, Sri Lanka, New, “

☆ KKR raises $2.8 billion for second global impact fund
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Greg Roumeliotis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N) has completed the raise of its second global impact fund dedicated to investments that advance sustainability and social equity, amassing $2.8 billion. To fall within the impact fund's scope, investments must advance one or more of the United Nations 17 sustainable development goals in a measurable way. The impact fund can invest in companies alongside KKR's other private equity funds, though in the majority of its investments it is the sole KKR fund participating. KKR's global impact team, which has grown from four people when it launched in 2018 to more than 20, so far has made 18 investments. "We target middle-market private equity returns in line with our other businesses," Antablin said.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Ken Mehlman, Robert Antablin, Mehlman, Antablin, Greg Roumeliotis, Will Dunham Organizations: KKR, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Co Inc, Reuters, United Nations, Systems, Alliance, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, India

☆ Less Pollution, More Global Warming
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( David Gelles | More About David Gelles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some of the particulate matter in all that pollution was actually exerting a cooling effect on the climate by blocking solar radiation. In doing so, it was effectively preventing some of the global warming driven by the burning of fossil fuels. Scientists are now taking a closer look at this trade-off and arriving at a sobering conclusion: As we clean up the air, we also seem to making global warming a bit worse. Cleaner air means healthier peopleBefore we examine the trade-offs, let’s acknowledge the obvious: Less pollution is a good thing. The tiny particles can become lodged in the lungs and even enter the bloodstream, causing problems in the heart and beyond.

Persons: let’s Organizations: World Health Organization

☆ Sensor maker TE Connectivity beats profit target on steady demand from EV makers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Employees hold a plate with components at TE Connectivity in Woerth, Germany, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Lukas Barth Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - TE Connectivity (TEL.N) beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as demand for its sensor technology was buoyed by steady sales of electric vehicles (EVs) across the globe. Customers have been increasingly turning to EVs as governments around the world implement regulations to incentivize cleaner modes of transport. It expects an adjusted profit of $1.70 in the quarter, in line with Wall Street expectations. In the fourth quarter, total net sales stood at $4.04 billion, down 7% from a year earlier, but beat analysts' average expectations of $4.01 billion.

Persons: Lukas Barth, Aishwarya Jain, Shivansh, Shinjini Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Woerth, Germany, Switzerland

☆ Bye California: 7 people who fled the state share the culture shocks they've experienced and why they have no regrets
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Manseen Logan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Over 800,000 people left California between 2021 and 2022, according to the Census Bureau. Since moving to San Antonio, Burse told Insider she spends less on gas and groceries and feels more comfortable sharing her opinions. But Hayes was finally able to purchase a home and told Insider he enjoys the cleaner air and clearer skies. "No one is really tackling the problem or communicating what can be done to help those in need," Cheng told Insider. Vered DeLeeuw and her husband left Palo Alto, California, for friendlier MemphisDeLeeuw and her husband recently relocated to Memphis, Tennessee.

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☆ We left California and have no regrets: 7 people who fled the state share why and the culture shocks they've experienced in their new locations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Manseen Logan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Over 800,000 people left California between 2021 and 2022, according to the Census Bureau. Read more: I left California and I'm never going back. Read more: I left California for Texas to begin my new life as a divorcée. But Hayes was finally able to purchase a home and told Insider he enjoys the cleaner air and clearer skies. Vered DeLeeuw and her husband left Palo Alto, California, for friendlier MemphisDeLeeuw and her husband recently relocated to Memphis, Tennessee.

☆ Indonesia, Vietnam energy transition financing under G7-funded plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

South Africa was the first country to reach a deal under the JETP, securing a $8.5 billion financing pledge in 2021. Indonesia secured a pledge of $20 billion and Vietnam $15.5 billion in deals struck in late 2022. Without the plan, Indonesia's greenhouse gas emissions are expected to reach more than 350 million tons in 2030. How would the JETP financing be arranged? G7 donors as well as Norway and Denmark have pledged a total $10 billion public financing for Indonesia while the remaining $10 billion will come from public financing.

Persons: they'll, Quoc Khanh, Fransiska Nangoy, Khanh Vu, Francesco Guarascio, Robert Birsel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Climate, Asian Development Bank, Natural Resources, Reuters, European Union, Thomson Locations: Hanoi, Rights JAKARTA, HANOI, Indonesia, Vietnam, Africa, Senegal, INDONESIA Indonesia, Norway, Denmark, VIETNAM, EU

☆ The warped financial logic fueling America’s ‘doom loop’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Well, when a landlord doesn't lower the rent to get a new retail tenant, it's because that landlord can't. They're free to renegotiate or refinance the terms of mortgages, given the extraordinary downturn facing retail storefronts. And the future will be full of even higher vacancy rates, higher interest rates, and lower rents. Retail rents have flattened, she says, but the construction of retail space has not. Still, from an urban-planning standpoint, the way we finance retail space makes no sense.

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☆ Chinese authorities crack down on dogs after a Rottweiler mauls a toddler. But some say they’ve gone too far
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —A shocking video of a Rottweiler mauling a 2-year-old girl in China has prompted a crackdown by local authorities on stray dogs that some argue has now gone too far. Since then, local authorities in a raft of provinces including Shandong, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, Anhui have stepped up law enforcement, some more heavy-handed than others. Stray dogs are the main targets, but pets who are unleashed can also be subject to control measures. The country is home to 40 million stray dogs, according to the 2021 China Pet Industry white paper. In defense of stray dogsThis is not the first time Chinese authorities have been accused of being heavy-handed with animals.

Persons: netizens, ”, Kevin Frayer, Xiao Huang, Shepherd, Cya Liu, “, Bo Ai Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Authorities, Weibo, Industry, Beijing, Hong Kong, Bo Ai Animal Protection Locations: Hong Kong, China, Chongzhou, China’s, Sichuan, Shandong, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, Anhui, Beijing, Yanzhou, Chongqing, Weibo, Shanghai, Guangyuan

After the violent struggle with his attacker, Kunwong was left for dead, heavily bleeding from the wound in his throat. He was eventually found and cared for by other migrant workers. ‘Business as usual’ for Thai workers, aid groups sayThe Thai government has called for the release of all remaining citizens being held in Gaza. So far at least 33 Thai nationals have been killed, according to figures shared by Thai authorities with CNN – with 18 Thai nationals still being held hostage as of October 26. Families told CNN that, despite the conflict in Israel, Thai migrant workers were under pressure to honor contracts specifying minimum five years of labor – a heavy price to pay to support their families back home.

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☆ Americans are so anxious about going electric that they're willing to pay up for hybrids
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Nora Naughton | Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile car companies try desperately to gin up demand for their latest electric models, consumers are begging for a compromise: hybrids. In the auto industry, the same logic applies to hybrids, which can provide a more convenient bridge to full EV adoption. Hybrid revolutionThis need for hybrids isn't new. Ford said this week it would postpone $12 billion in new EV investment as the company assesses demand going forward.

Persons: isn't, —, –, they're, Chris Harto, Harto, Akio Toyoda, Cameron Johnson, Ford, Martin French Organizations: Industry, Service, Consumer, EVs, Auto, Consumer Reports, Toyota, Dealers, Magic City Auto Group, Honda Locations: Edmunds, Virginia

☆ Eggo just launched a $150 robot vacuum cleaner that looks like a toasted waffle
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The 70-year-old waffle brand has teamed up with vacuum maker Bissell to introduce a one-of-a-kind cleaning device: the EggoVac. Put simply, the EggoVac is a Bissell SpinWave R5 cleaner with a breakfast-inspired makeover. The round robot has been designed to look like a toasted Eggo waffle covered in butter and syrup, with the brand's iconic yellow and red iconography lining its edges. The frozen waffle brand turned heads in August with its "Brunch in a Jar" liqueur. The 40 proof drink — a follow-up to last year's similarly boozy Eggo Nog — claimed to have "the delicious flavor of toasty Eggo waffles drizzled in syrup."

Persons: Bissell, franken, Theresa Junkunc, Joe Beauprez, Eggo, Nog —, Warren Buffett

Oct 26 (Reuters) - GOJO Industries, the maker of Purell hand sanitizer, said on Thursday it would refinance its debt after sources told Reuters that negotiations about the sale of the company to paper and building products manufacturer Georgia-Pacific fell through. The suitor that made the most progress in the sale process for GOJO was Georgia-Pacific, a company owned by Koch Industries, the sources said. Silver Point, Georgia-Pacific and Koch Industries did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The company expanded into skincare and invented Purell, an alcohol-based hand cleaner which dries on its own, in 1988. The company launched Purell in the consumer market in 1997.

Persons: GOJO, Goldie Lippman, Jerry, Clarence Cook, Abigail Summerville, Stephen Coates Organizations: GOJO Industries, Reuters, Silver, Koch Industries, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Pacific, , Georgia, New York

☆ Brazilian Oil Industry Gets Support From New Congressional Caucus
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Anthony BoadleBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian lawmakers have set up a congressional caucus to represent Brazil's oil and gas industry, led by state-run producer Petrobras, and to back the company's plans to explore offshore fields near the mouth of the Amazon River. Petrobras has planned to explore in the so-called Northern Brazilian Equatorial Margin, following major discoveries in neighboring Guyana and Suriname. We have to explore for oil at the mouth of the Amazon," Pazuello said. The Parliamentary Front in Support of Oil, Gas and Energy, as the caucus is called, was launched on Tuesday with 217 members, or 42% of the lower chamber of Congress. He said the launch of the caucus received unprecedented support in Congress and was a non-partisan effort.

Persons: Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Eduardo Pazuello, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Pazuello, Equinor, Washington Quaquá, Jair Bolsonaro, Anthony Boadle, Rod Nickel Organizations: Reuters, Petrobras, Wednesday, Mines and Energy Ministry, Gas, Energy, Lula's Workers Party Locations: Para, Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

JOURNEY STARTSIron-flow batteries were developed decades ago but have yet to be deployed as a grid-scale energy storage solution. ESI Managing Director Stuart Parry believes iron-flow batteries are an idea whose "time has come." Parry doesn't see iron-flow batteries replacing lithium-ion units, rather they are complementary with lithium batteries able to arbitrage power prices by acting rapidly, while iron-flow units are more likely to act as baseload firming for the grid when renewables tail off. Parry also says iron-flow batteries work out about a third cheaper than lithium ion units when looking at the cost on a MWh basis. On the surface, iron-flow batteries seem like a solid solution to how to run an electricity grid dominated by variable renewables.

Persons: Stuart Parry, Parry, Lincoln Organizations: Stanwell Corp, Energy Storage Industries Asia, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Greenough, Walkaway, Perth, Australia, LAUNCESTON, Queensland, Rockhampton

☆ Siemens Energy in Talks With German Government for Financial Help
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Stanley Reed | More About Stanley Reed | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Siemens Energy, a major European manufacturer of wind farms, power grids and natural gas turbines, said Thursday that it was in talks with the German government about securing financial guarantees to help it continue to build future large projects. The statement said preliminary talks were underway with banks and the government. News that the Munich-based company was seeking help spooked investors, sending its stock price down 35 percent. Siemens Energy’s difficulties could be a warning that financial problems weighing on makers of renewable energy equipment could be growing more severe. These businesses are expected to be integral to helping economies shift to cleaner energy, but many are struggling to grow fast enough.

Organizations: Siemens Energy, Siemens Locations: Munich

☆ Californians are fleeing amid sky-high housing costs. Here are the top 10 states they're flocking to.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Over 102,000 people left California for Texas during this period, many citing the state's lower housing costs are reasons for making the move. This has forced many California residents to spend a significant portion of their income on housing, cutting away at their savings. Another 74,100 left California for Arizona, in contrast to 27,400 Arizona residents who moved to California. Many are likely moving to Arizona for the state's lower cost of living, lower taxes, and employment opportunities in sectors like semiconductor manufacturing. Over 50,700 former California residents made the move cross-country to Florida — and over 28,500 vice versa.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, American Community Survey, Florida —, New Locations: California, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Washington, Nevada, New Jersey, Idaho, Tennessee

☆ World oil, gas, coal demand to peak by 2030, IEA says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Alex Lawler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The report from the IEA, which advises industrialised countries, contrasts with the view of oil producer group the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, which sees oil demand rising long after 2030 and calls for trillions in new oil sector investment. In its annual World Energy Outlook released on Tuesday, the IEA said peaks in oil, natural gas and coal demand were visible this decade in its scenario based on governments' current policies - the first time this has happened. "The transition to clean energy is happening worldwide and it's unstoppable. "Governments, companies and investors need to get behind clean energy transitions rather than hindering them." The IEA also sees China's role as a key source of energy demand growth changing.

Persons: Sun, Siphiwe, Fatih Birol, Alex Lawler, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Kendal Power, REUTERS, International Energy Agency, Organization of, Petroleum, trillions, Energy, IEA, U.S, Thomson Locations: Kendal, Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Paris, China, OPEC

☆ ‘It’s Like Our Country Exploded’: Canada’s Year of Fire
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( David Wallace-Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Instead, he emphasizes what might be called the power law of wildfire spread. Most fires are not hard to put out if you want to extinguish them and don’t spread very fast if you don’t. Globally, the fire story is less exponential, with declines in burned area in sub-Saharan Africa mostly offsetting rapid fire growth in the major midlatitude hot spots, with the global trend in fire emissions, as a result, mostly flat. If we manage the forest around my little town, well, maybe we can stop my little town from burning down,” she says. And if we don’t, it’s all a game.” She goes on: “It doesn’t matter what we do in the forest, things are going to burn.

Persons: Pyne, We’re, ”, Mike Flannigan, “, Flannigan, Rachel Holt, ” Holt Locations: Canada, British Columbia, United States, American, Saharan Africa, Russian Siberia, Australia

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