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Europe is having a low wildfire year at the same time that some parts of the continent are battling huge outbreaks. Meanwhile, its rivers are drying up. / By the Numbers, The Week
Ice areas on Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest peak, have shrunk 96% in the past 115 years. / The Conversation
An enormous iceberg flips over off the coast of Greenland. / Colossal
In China, water from abandoned coal mines is being used to cool homes, and researchers have made a living dress from mycelium. / Sixth Tone, Dezeen
See also, from July: Nickel-rich Indonesia hoped to corner part of the electric vehicle market. Instead, China’s BYD invented and popularized batteries that don’t need nickel. / Asia Times
Iran appears to decide that maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz is nonnegotiable. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Counterparts to President Trump’s trade deals probably can’t deliver as much investment as headlines suggest. / Talking Points Memo
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Only two running shoe companies own their own factories—Mizuno and New Balance—and in both cases only partly. / Worse on Purpose
Chipotle removes jalapeños from its restaurants after they’re linked to a salmonella outbreak in Minnesota. / USA Today
Unrelated: “There is no such thing as an ‘indifferent’ andouillette.” / Harry Sword
Some reasons why only a flat-Earther would want to time travel. / Applying Real Philosophy to Real Life
A mathematician emotionally grapples with being replaced by AI. / Ossuary Lost at Sea
Why Microsoft is struggling to deal with AI models identifying bugs: because plugging holes is a cost center, not a source of profits. / ProPublica
See also: How exactly your smartphone works. / The Everything Machine
A survey of more than 1,000 Gen Zers finds 20 percent had a parent attend a job interview with them. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Why are so few young people finding love? Possibly because they want too much. “Having expectations this high is a magnificent historical novelty.” / The Atlantic [$]
“I know, right?” A review of recent ways to say “truly” in an emphatic manner. / The New York Times [$]
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