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Fires Doubled Australia’s Carbon Emissions–Ecosystems May Never Soak It Back Up
Bush fire season is underway again in Australia, where summer has just kicked off. Yet the country is still recovering from record-breaking wildfires two years ago that killed at least 33 people, destroyed thousands of homes and burned more than 65,000 square miles of land. How quickly the natural landscape recovers depends on the climate…
N. Korea fires possible missile into sea amid stalled talks
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second launch in a week, following leader Kim Jong Un’s calls to expand its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international opposition.The launches follow a series of weapons tests in 2021 that underscored how…
Fires can help forests hold onto carbon—if they’re set the right way
One frightening element of climate change is increasingly common and dangerous wildfires. Turkey, Siberia, and the US all saw intense wildfire seasons in 2021, breaking records for carbon emissions levels and causing massive evacuations. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the season for usually dry parts of the US used to last about…
N.Korea Fires New Anti-aircraft Missile in Latest Test
N.Korea Fires New Anti-aircraft Missile in Latest Test ( Representative Image)North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have not attended the test, which was instead overseen by Pak Jong ChonReuters Last Updated:October 01, 2021, 08:50 ISTFOLLOW US ON:North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported on Friday, the…
Trump PAC Fires Corey Lewandowski for Allegedly Being as Big a Sleazebag as the Ex-President
One thing you’ve no doubt picked up on over the last five or so years is that Donald Trump almost exclusively surrounds himself with scumbags, despite bold claims to the contrary. More than half a dozen of his advisers have been indicted on federal charges, and that doesn‘t even count people like Rudy Giuliani, who…