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New 2023 Toyota Sequoia full-size SUV comes standard with Hybrid i-FORCE MAX Powertrain

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First unveiled on Tundra, this exceptional hybrid produces 437 horsepower and 583 lb.-ft. Sequoia will be offered in 2WD or the available part-time 4WD system on SR5, Limited, Platinum and Capstone grades. Toyota has unveiled the all-new third-generation 2023 Sequoia full-size SUV. Earlier post.). 2023 Toyota Sequoia Limited.

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Toyota preps new large electric SUV, is this the Highlander EV we’ve been waiting for?

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Toyota announced it’s preparing its three-row electric SUV as part of a new $1.4 Toyota revealed it would launch a new three-row electric SUV in the US last May as part of ten new EVs set to roll out globally. Another fully electric large Toyota SUV is on its way. billion investment in Indiana. billion in its US operations.

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Researchers find that the global carbon pool in seagrass beds is as much as 19.9B metric tons

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The paper, “Seagrass Ecosystems as a Globally Significant Carbon Stock,” is the first global analysis of carbon stored in seagrasses. Using only data from sites for which full inventories exist, we estimate that, globally, seagrass ecosystems could store as much as 19.9?Pg Apostolaki, Gary A.

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Study Finds East Siberian Arctic Shelf Showing Instability and Widespread Venting of the GHG Methane; Releases May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated

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million square kilometer area which encompasses the Laptev, East Siberian and Russian part of the Chuckchi seas—was long thought to be an impermeable barrier sealing in methane. Although the oceanic CH 4 flux should be revised, the current estimate is not alarmingly altering the contemporary global CH 4 budget. Natalia Shakhova.

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Toyota investing $1B in new TNGA plant in Mexico, realigning North American manufacturing; expansion in Guangzhou

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Toyota is embarking on a multi-year plan to realign its manufacturing operations in North America in support of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) ( earlier post ), a comprehensive approach to achieving sustainable growth by making ever-better vehicles more efficiently. GTMC), in China (one of Toyota’s three assembly plants in China).

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IPCC Scientist Says Climate Change Likely to Accelerate More Quickly and Be More Damaging Than Predicted

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There is a real risk that human-caused climate change will accelerate the release of carbon dioxide from forest and tundra ecosystems, which have been storing a lot of carbon for thousands of years. Of particular concern is the impact of global warming on the tropics. The fifth assessment should include futures with a lot more warming.

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Researchers Predict Permafrost Thaw Will Intensify Climate Change More Quickly Than Previously Thought; Melting of Greenland Icesheet Could Drive More Water Than Previously Thought to North American Northeast

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To put this in a global context, if the average global temperature continues to rise, current calculations predict that positive feedback from permafrost thaw could annually add as much carbon to the atmosphere as another significant source, land use change. Vogel et al.