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The assessment raises "very valid concerns" about some of the ideas, but they need to be balanced against the risks from "the perilous state of the climate," he argued.

From BBC

But the end of the August recess in Washington — and the oncoming flu and COVID-19 season — could return public attention to subjects that have proved politically perilous for the president this week.

But 53 years after the Strembergs’ death, the two-lane road is still perilous.

The perilous journey over the Atlantic Ocean has become an increasingly common route for African migrants trying to reach Europe.

From BBC

In the month of May Amira embarked on a perilous journey through one of Sudan's most active war zones.

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