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What can be done to control wildfires? [Video]

Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada, experts say.These fires are moving faster and are harder to fight than those in the past.Video above: California’s “Park Fire” has been spreading rapidlyThe only way to stop future wildfires from becoming so ferocious is to use smaller controlled fires, as indigenous people did for centuries, experts say. But they acknowledge that change won’t be easy.Here are some things to know about the latest fires and why they are so savage:Blazes scorch hundreds of square milesThe Park Fire, the largest blaze so far this year in California, stood at 544 square miles (1,409 square kilometers) as of Saturday. It ignited Wednesday when authorities said a man pushed a burning car into a gully …

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How China Is Rewiring Its Faltering Economy [Video]

Xi Jinping has a plan to fix his country’s faltering economy and offset the pain caused by the property crisis. The goal is to move up the value chain. Out with dirty, low-end manufacturing and in with new industries like solar and electric vehicles. The problem, however, is Chinese consumers aren’t spending. Also, Beijing faces a tense trade and geopolitical landscape with the US and Europe.00:00 Introduction 01:05 China’s growth story 01:54 Solar firm GCL 02:50 Hi-tech sectors04:05 Tariffs and weak consumption07:09 Model of success If you want to read more on China’s “great rewiring,” click here: https://trib.al/25srtVZFor more on Xi Jinping’s plans for the Chinese economy, click here: https://trib.al/4zPyDoh Sign up here for the Next China newsletter to get Bloomberg’s weekly dispatches from Beijing: https://trib.al/kX4Zyws--------Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for $1.99/month for the first 3 months: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginalsBloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s biggest topics. Hosted by experts covering stories you haven’t seen and viewpoints you haven’t heard, you’ll discover cinematic, data-led shows that investigate the intersection of business and culture. Exploring every angle of climate change, technology, finance, sports and beyond, Bloomberg Originals is business as you’ve never seen it. Subscribe for business news, but not as you've known it: exclusive interviews, fascinating profiles, data-driven analysis, and the latest in tech innovation from around the world.Visit our partner channel Bloomberg Quicktake for global news and insight in an instant.