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fromTruthout
6 days ago

New Study Estimates Wildfire Smoke Will Soon Kill 71,000 Americans Each Year

The threat is so great, in fact, that any official tally of people killed in a fire most likely is wildly low, given that it counts obvious victims, not those who later died after inhaling its far-flung haze. Los Angeles' catastrophic blazes in January, for instance, killed 30 people according to authorities, but more like 440 according to scientists, who determined excess deaths at the time were likely due to smoke.
Environment
Travel
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Do heatwaves, wildfires and travel costs signal the end of the holiday abroad?

Accelerating climate impacts will sharply reduce and reshape international tourism, making many destinations physically damaged and economically unaffordable within coming decades.
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 months ago

Tariff turmoil: IT procurement and the public sector | Computer Weekly

Tariffs will likely drive up costs for end customers in the long run as suppliers have to pass on those expenses, says Michael Bayer.
Tech industry
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