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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: soot

soot stories: 2 news summaries

 Calif. Wildfire Doubles 
 Size to 85K Acres 

10K evacuated as soot covers parts of Los Angeles

(Newser) - A southern California wildfire almost doubled in size overnight, reaching a whopping 85,760 acres, NBC Los Angeles reports, calling the speed of the fire’s spread “staggering.” A blanket of soot covers parts of the city as locals are warned to stay indoors, and heavy winds are... More »

Third-World Cookstoves Ignite Carbon Debate

Cutting soot could slow climate change by 18%

(Newser) - A simple $20 stove may be the ticket to slowing global warming by nearly a fifth, the New York Times reports. Soot—otherwise known as black carbon—is the second-biggest contributor to climate change, and it spews from hundreds of millions of simple stoves in developing countries daily. Installing solar-powered... More »

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