And it is this: fuller rivers cannot be explained by more rainfall or haze or changes in land use, but they can be explained by higher concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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There's a schedule of pay bumps for overtime, for night shoots, for very-late night shoots, for wet work (rain or snow), for smoky work (cigarettes or manufactured haze) and, on some productions, for showing up in wardrobe that's out of sync with the seasons say, shorts and sandals for a beach scene in the dead of winter.

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Or in this case, a purple haze of Lakers hysteria.

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The iOS app initially shows just the core temperature, humidity and hours of sunlight in different sections, with its namesake haze effect giving a clue as to whether conditions are trending up or down.

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Or perhaps the purpose of the meeting has long since been lost in the bureaucratic haze and yet the team keeps on going.

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