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   Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Sunday, 10-Nov-2024 07:16:50 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

   A major fire in one of NYC's most popular parks, air quality index at unhealthy levels due to wildfire smoke, prolonged drought conditions... and it's NOVEMBER.

   Climate change is here and impacting us all throughout the year.

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     Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Nov-2024 17:53:12 JST Clive Thompson

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     @luckytran
     Yep — I live a few blocks from this park, and if you want even crazier climate news …

     … the city hasn’t cleaned the leaves on the curb of the street for three weeks, and the drought has made them so dry …

     … that last week a fire started at 2:30 am in the leaves outside my house, probably a tossed cigarette butt

     A leaf fire started; it spread under the car, and ignited the gas tank …

     … and the car blew up. I woke up to the WHOOMP

     the car was a ball of fire