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They were told to park outside.
Then their cars burst into flames.

An estimated 3.2 million vehicles nationwide currently have an outstanding “park outside” recall,
according to vehicle history provider Carfax,
which described the surging numbers as “concerning.”

The recalls also create new headaches for drivers, who suddenly wonder where it is safe to park their vehicles.

“Was it inconvenient? Sure.
Ludicrous? Absolutely.
It was a huge hassl…

They were told to park outside. Then their cars burst into flames.
Modern vehicles don’t need to be moving — or even turned on — to catch fire. That’s fueling lots of safety recalls and tough choices.

Finally got a final client approval for this commissioned map of the Pampanga River basin / watershed. 🥳
(Rivers, coastline, and borders are from #OpenStreetMap, licensed under the ODbL 1..0)
#maps #Mapstodon

Tom Pelissero joins Netflix’s NFL coverage after recent ESPN layoff https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7519307/2026/08/17/tom-pelissero-netflix-nfl-hiring/

This is encouraging but,
1) Land use emissions have fallen less than the rise in fossil fuel emissions: global emissions are still rising.
2) There is uncertainty in the data (other than for deforestation) which is greater than the decrease.
3) It's unclear to me what the overall flux is - the balance of sequestration Vs emissions. We know some forests have become net emitters.
Why

Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts - Carbon Brief
Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course of the 21st century.

Chargers Weekly: Tony Jefferson On What Raiders Week Really Means https://www.chargers.com/video/chargers-weekly-tony-jefferson-on-what-raiders-week-really-means

Gut Feeling: Cowboys-Commanders predictions https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/gut-feeling-cowboys-commanders-predictions-x9188

Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan,
has warned that there will be more “bloodshed” unless Democrats
“shut their mouths.”
Following the
back-to-back fatal shootings of a Colombian native in Maine
and a Mexican man in Houston by Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
👉the Trump administration has tried to shift the blame onto Democratic leaders who have been educating immigrants on their rights.
“I'm scared to death because assaults with vehicles …

Border czar warns there will be more ‘bloodshed’ unless Democrats ‘shut their mouths’
Tom Homan’s comments come after two men were fatally shot this week at the hands of ICE agents in separate incidents

Gut Feeling: Cowboys-Commanders predictions https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/gut-feeling-cowboys-commanders-predictions-x9188

Firefighters battling enormous wildfires in the United States say
the federal government is failing them at a time when supercharged blazes have made their jobs exponentially more dangerous.
While the US continues to grapple with a critical shortage of federal firefighters
– with especially large gaps in essential management positions
– the Trump administration has increased pressure on firefighting forces to rapidly and aggressively contain the flames.

‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire

Australia may have had a much larger Indigenous population before the arrival of Europeans than previously thought, a new study has found.
The research, based on computer modelling, suggests that about
⭐️93 per cent of the pre-European population was removed in under 80 years
following the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788.
And this population, researchers at Flinders Universityestimated, was
⭐️up to seven times larger than previously thought.
“Understan…

Australia may have had a much larger Indigenous population before Europeans arrived
Only about seven per cent of Aboriginal people survived colonisation