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Podcast: News Bites
Episode: Taiwan Fire Risk and Frustrated EU Farmers
Description: Hey there! Welcome back to News Bites.
I’m Paz Bueno.
And I’m Nancy Sun.
In today's news:
Climate change raises risk of forest fires in Taiwan, and EU farmers’ frustrations grow.
And in today’s Tasty Tidbit…let’s talk about made-up words!
Stay tuned for more on those stories, coming up next.
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氣候變遷增加台灣森林大火的機率
Climate Change Raises Risk of Forest Fires in Taiwan
Taiwan has magnificent forests and mountains.
Around 60% of the island is covered by forests.
That is over 2 million hectares (公頃), around 20,000 square kilometers.
With so many forests covering the island, it also increases the risk of forest fires.
Although Taiwan is surround by the...