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Climate change fueled the Australia fires. Now those fires are fueling climate change.

Grist

That’s not a record, he said, noting that considerably more carbon was emitted in 2011 and 2012, when very large fires raged across Australia’s northern territory and out west. But in New South Wales, this year’s wildfire emissions are off the charts. That’s already huge. Even a 2 to 3 percent change is a lot.”.

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Chevron Owns This City’s News Site. Many Stories Aren’t Told.

DeSmogBlog

Chevron’s network of pipes, low-lying cooling ponds and even sulfuric stench have become defining parts of the town’s character. The company’s relationship with Richmond turned sour rather abruptly in 2012. The tech boom of nearby Silicon Valley and the opulence of neighboring Marin County feel like universes away.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

Some have actually called the Arctic the world’s “air-conditioning system” because of the role of the large ice sheets in cooling the surrounding continents. million square kilometers, the second lowest in the 42-year satellite record, behind only September 2012. Regional cooling due to jetstream disruption.