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Climate change is turning the world’s bogs into fire hazards, researchers warn

The peat bogs of the world, once waterlogged repositories of dead moss, are being converted into fuel-packed fire hazards that can burn for months, warns a McMaster researcher in a paper published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports.
A new McMaster survey shows that consumer demand for electric vehicles like the Tesla Model X (left) and Model 3 (right) is likely to grow as the price of electric vehicles comes down.

Demand for electric vehicles will increase – if the price is right

The results of a McMaster-led survey on consumer attitudes toward electric vehicles shows that demand for vehicles like the hugely popular and comparatively affordable Tesla Model 3 will likely increase over time.