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Wildfires burn a forest in Chbaniyeh village, Lebanon October 9, 2020. Picture taken October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2JFJ9ISV4P

Wildfires should have made global warming a more central topic. Image: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Peter Giger
Group Chief Risk Officer, Zurich Insurance Group
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