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salma • tonelada • tonelada métrica
A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms, about 2204.6 pounds avoirdupois.
One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
Scientists and engineers are developing big machines to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, but the technology sucks up a lot of energy and money as well — as much as $1,000…
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