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While the natural landscape adapts and flourishes with rainfall, the economic landscape paints a more troubling picture. The speaker points out that 2025 has seen a dramatic increase in corporate bankruptcies, with 117 large companies filing for bankruptcy over the past year—an increase of 44% compared to the long-term average since 2005. These are companies overwhelmed by debt they can no longer service, forcing them to restructure or liquidate assets to satisfy creditors.