How to get involved with a local group to create the political will for climate action (self.climate)
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Brazil's Amazon rainforest saw highest number of fires in 17 years, after the vast biome suffered months of a lengthy drought. There were 140,328 fires detected by satellite imaging over the year, according to the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). (phys.org)
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China is putting its shoulder to the wheel to turn the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia into a vast solar farm 400 kilometers (250 miles) long and 5 kilometers (3 miles) wide. When completed, it will have a maximum generating capacity of 100 gigawatts — enough to power the entire city of Beijing. (cleantechnica.com)
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