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Heat, drought, fires threaten Lebanon's northern forests

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71% Informative

Heat, drought and threat of wildfires are compounding the woes of people in the forested north of Lebanon .

Residents of the mountainous Akkar region near the Syrian border are voicing fears about climate change and water scarcity.

A 13-day heat wave last month was "the most severe recorded in terms of the number of days , the area affected and the exceptional temperatures".

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81

Informative language

85

Neutral language

44

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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