A new study summarizing the 2020 California wildfire year said just over 9,900 wildfires burned 4.3 million acres in 2020. That’s twice the previous record but only average compared to burn rates before Euro-American settlement. Fire severity is the far greater concern.

Zhao Weiguo: Chinese regulator accuses chip tycoon of corruption
Zhao Weiguo formerly headed Tsinghua Unigroup, which was one of China’s leading chipmakers. Source link