tons
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After more than three months of burning that year, Indonesia's fires had emitted 1.75 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalents -- more than Japan emits in an entire year.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
It was higher than 20.7 million metric tons of emissions from fires over the same period in 2015, which was a strong El Nino year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
More than 27 tons of gold were physically transferred from the U.S. and Canada to Zeist, the bank said, before a similar quantity of international standard gold was then moved to London from Zeist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
U.S. smelters produced 660,000 tons of primary aluminum in 2025, but the country consumed 5.7 million tons.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
As usual, there are tons of kids around the statues.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
