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![Thousands of EV chargers will soon line America’s highways](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/17/Depositphotos_140550268_XL-scaled.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
Thousands of EV chargers will soon line America’s highways
![People will throw away about 5.3 billion phones this year](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/13/Cellphones_369331530.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
People will throw away about 5.3 billion phones this year
![Shy dogs sitting apart on a black background in an illustration](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/12/PopularScience-IntrovertedDogs-Final-um.jpg?w=600)
Can dogs be introverts?
![Rain storms have gotten more intense across most of the US](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/12/Rain-Pexels-459451.jpg?w=662)
Climate Change
Rain storms have gotten more intense across most of the US
![La Niña hits Sydney with record-breaking rain](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/07/GettyImages-1243759610-scaled.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
La Niña hits Sydney with record-breaking rain
![People taking photos of glowing lava on Cape Verde](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/06/cape-verde-volcanic-eruption-2.jpg?w=646)
Environment
These islanders live and thrive alongside lava
![Brown-skinned parent in green short and baby in pink onesie eating fruit in front of an open fridge, which is full of HFCs](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/30/hydrofluorocarbon-ban-us-refridgerant.jpg?w=674)
Climate Change
The US ban on hydrofluorocarbons is a climate game-changer
![New cars sold in New York state must be zero-emissions by 2035](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/29/NewYorkTraffic.jpg?w=676)
Electric Vehicles
New cars sold in New York state must be zero-emissions by 2035
![Hurricane Ian Category 1 Carolina coast satellite image](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/30/hurricane-ian-carolinas-satellite-image-1.gif?w=630)
Climate Change
Hurricane Ian surges back and heads for the Carolinas
![Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/28/SeaIceArcticStudy.jpg?w=600)
Climate Change
Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean
![Industry factory against cloudy sky](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/26/patrick-hendry-6xeDIZgoPaw-unsplash.jpg?w=600)
Climate Change