A new paper in Nature says the reduction in trees can be linked to the rising numbers of people killed by high temperatures.

Tropical deforestation induces local warming and is a potential human health risk, having been linked to elevated human heat stress and reduced safe outdoor working hours. Here we show deforestation-induced local warming is associated with 28,000 (95% confidence interval: 23,610–33,560) heat-related deaths per year using a pan-tropical assessment. Analysis of satellite data shows tropical deforestation during 2001–2020 exposed 345 million people to local warming with population-weighted daytime land surface warming of 0.27 °C. Estimated heat-related mortality rates are greatest in Southeast Asia…

It’s unclear whether the drunk driver was doing any steering or letting the Tesla AI do the crashing.

The Tesla driver was charged with first- and second-degree vehicular assault and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Naylor, who lives in the Stanton area, was driving his Tesla quickly through the school’s parking lot, located at 555 Hyetts Corner Road north of Middletown, court records state.

Minutes before classes were to be dismissed, records said he crashed into three cars, injuring two people.

The police later indicated the pedestrian may have been killed while crossing the road.

The crash was reported at 8:23 p.m. According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, a 37-year-old driver of a 2022 Tesla was traveling eastbound on SD Highway 46 near mile marker 339 when the Tesla struck a 67-year-old man walking in the roadway. The man was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died.

Last year, Boring Company management quit and cried foul on its safety practices.

‘We have consistently flirted with death’: Elon Musk wanted the Boring Co. to build a tunnel system below Las Vegas. Former employees say they feared for their lives while working there

This week Boring work has been halted after someone on the job needed nearly 20 rescue workers for a life-saving extraction.

Tunneling halted at Boring Company job site in Las Vegas after ‘crushing injury’ of worker reported