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Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/08/forest-fires-likely-to-continue-to-burn-twice-as-much-without-serious…

Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change
Elizabeth Goldman is a co-director of Global Nature Watch, previously known as Global Forest Watch, a database measuring forest loss that’s frequently cited in Mongabay reporting. She joins this week’s podcast to detail GNW’s updated 25-year analysis of global forest fire trends. The picture is stark: Forest fires burn twice as much forest today as […]

Tua Tagovailoa 'frustrated and disappointed' by subpar first Falcons preseason performance https://www.nfl.com/news/tua-tagovailoa-frustrated-and-disappointed-by-subpar-first-falcons-preseason-performance

Euroopan metsistä on kadonnut biomassaa valtavia määriä 2018 lähtien.
Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-unprecedented-biomass-loss-europe-forests.html

Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018
Using satellite data, researchers at TUM have identified an unprecedented loss of aboveground biomass in Europe's forests since 2018. Unlike previous studies that focused solely on changes in tree cover, this study provides the first Europe–wide assessment of changes in forest biomass.

Einschränkungen bei Disney : Verbraucherschützer setzen Frist für Entschädigung
Europäische Verbraucherschützer fordern Erstattungen für Disney Premium ohne 4K und HDR. Disney hat 14 Tage Zeit.

Einschränkungen bei Disney+: Verbraucherschützer setzen Frist für Entschädigung
Europäische Verbraucherschützer fordern Erstattungen für Disney+ Premium ohne 4K und HDR. Disney hat 14 Tage Zeit.

AI inference startup General Compute gets a $400M loan from tech investment firm Upper90, seemingly the first deal using inference-specific chips as collateral (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/why-

Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal | TechCrunch
A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals.

Inches Below the Forest Floor, Archeologists in Germany Unearthed a Roman Temple to the War God https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/inches-below-the-forest-floor-archeologists-in-germany-unearthed-a-roman-temple-to-the-war…

Inches Below the Forest Floor, Archeologists in Germany Unearthed a Roman Temple to the War God
Inside the vicus, archeologists found floorplans of living areas, craft centers, and a temple that's believed to have been dedicated to Mars

Something fun is growing inside a double-glazing panel near our washing machine; I guess it's loving being kept warm a lot of the time (and probably a bit damp). Couldn't say if it's fungal or bacterial or what but it certainly looks very fractal.

Today advocacy groups active in the US and Canada are launching a new “Charmin Wipes Out Bears” and “Charmin Wipes Out Forests” online advertising campaign alerting consumers that the US-based company Procter & Gamble is destroying Canada’s boreal forests to make toilet paper. Campaign videos and social media posts feature a crying bear dispossessed of its habitat, a poop emoji narrating footage of the destruction of Canada’s boreal forests, and a talking butt repeating Charmin’s claim …

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To bears, it’s home. To Charmin, it’s toilet paper. https://charminwipesoutbears.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/beartears_1920x1080_prores-720p.mp4 Charmin toilet paper wipes out forests and destroys bird, bear, and caribou habitat Despite sustainability claims, P&G is using hundred-year-old trees in Canada’s boreal forest to produce their toilet paper and paper towels. You can make a difference: don’t buy Charmin (or Bounty!) Choose brands […]

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Forest Restoration Solutions
Tree growing has become one of the most widely promoted responses to climate change and ecosystem degradation, with governments, companies and nonprofits pledging to restore hundreds of millions of hectares of forests worldwide. But restoring ecosystems is far more complex than putting seedlings in the ground. This Special examines what it takes to rebuild forest […]

John Niland, three-time All-Pro guard who helped Cowboys win their first Super Bowl, dead at 82 https://www.nfl.com/news/john-niland-three-time-all-pro-guard-who-helped-cowboys-win-their-first-super-bowl-dead-at-82…