Malaysia’s Haze Emergency, Equal Earth Maps, and Cybercab Safety
Leah and Sam explain why hazardous haze brought an emergency and planned school closures in Serian, how a United Nations vote could change the world maps people use to compare land area, and why a U.S. safety agency is checking Tesla’s Cybercab certification.
Show notes
In this episode
- 0:01 Opening and preview
- 0:32 Serian’s haze emergency
- 5:03 The Equal Earth map vote
- 7:02 The Cybercab safety audit
- 9:01 Recap and discussion question
Sources and context
- Serian’s haze emergency: Malaysia Department of Environment — Air Pollutant Index and METMalaysia — Cloud seeding and Channel News Asia
- The Equal Earth map vote: United Nations — Draft A/80/L.104 and United Nations News and United Nations meeting coverage
- The Cybercab safety audit: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — AQ26002 and Reuters
