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Climate Change
Pollution kills nine million people a year
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Climate Change
There’s no such thing as clean coal
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Environment
Hurricane Ophelia is one extremely weird storm
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Climate Change
Where the heck is autumn?
![children carrying water](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/VWQRFWGWHCLS42M3SX7ZI37YYQ.jpeg?w=675)
Climate Change
Water shortages amplify the potential for violence
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Animals
WATCH: How long is a year?
![Archive Gallery: Man vs. Shark](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/6B6WVOQVC6QMTC4PGZGT5BAVAU.jpg?w=525)
Animals
Archive Gallery: Man vs. Shark
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Environment
Archive Gallery: A Century of Weather Control
![How Lakes Can Generate Electricity](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/2XBPDEZSQTSLW2GL3P5QQR7TWA.gif?w=640)
Climate Change
How Lakes Can Generate Electricity
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Climate Change