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Lufthansa has already cut 20,000 short-haul flights in an effort to save 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel and eliminate unprofitable flights.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The correct volume is 165 million metric tons.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
From 2002 to 2020, roughly 149 billion metric tons (164 billion tons) of Antarctic ice melted per year, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
China’s official Xinhua News Agency said a shipment of 24 metric tons of apples from South Africa that cleared customs in Shenzhen in the early hours of Friday was the first batch of goods to enter under the new zero-tariff policy.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The correct volume is 165 million metric tons.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
From 2002 to 2020, roughly 149 billion metric tons (164 billion tons) of Antarctic ice melted per year, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
China’s official Xinhua News Agency said a shipment of 24 metric tons of apples from South Africa that cleared customs in Shenzhen in the early hours of Friday was the first batch of goods to enter under the new zero-tariff policy.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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