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Mercury also disclosed that it would have to absorb at least $150 million in losses from the Los Angeles fires, with one analyst this week pegging its losses possibly as high as $1.7 billion.

They spent days cleaning the house; washing their clothes, bedding and rugs; and throwing away pillows that had absorbed smoke.

But a glass of sparkling water contains less than a gram of carbon dioxide – and this will be absorbed in minutes.

Scotland's public sector will have to "absorb" a shortfall in funding to cover a UK government tax rise, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has said.

The estuary also helps prevent coastal erosion and absorb the effects of sea level rise.