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![The most striking images of Hurricane Irma](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/10/IPDEV2AOLZW7HYS5NSCF7ZVNAU.jpg?w=800)
Environment
The most striking images of Hurricane Irma
![WATCH: How big was Hurricane Irma when it hit Florida?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/LJAULIKM5N45QNAENTOHGVFE4I.jpg?w=800)
Climate Change
WATCH: How big was Hurricane Irma when it hit Florida?
![Our pollution might actually be causing thunderstorms](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/FNIJVRVT4UIPO7L3W3L5MZ2OTI.jpg?w=676)
Climate Change
Our pollution might actually be causing thunderstorms
![old oak tree](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/IVRI7LVUQ7HTXT67NNX7HVYZXU.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
This 1,000-year-old oak tree survived Hurricane Harvey
![The invisible engine that made Hurricane Harvey worse](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/10/J3P6UPZFBRPUUDIL2SVUDIIEYY.jpg?w=600)
Climate Change
The invisible engine that made Hurricane Harvey worse
![Fish might be shrinking](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/CS44LBKIXSWQP47TCMNB63HGFQ.jpg?w=630)
Climate Change
Fish might be shrinking
![Hurricane Harvey is far from over](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/10/2EZJZKTVIGNXS3CKFWW3LFRHRA.jpg?w=540)
Environment
Hurricane Harvey is far from over
![Trees help keep you cozy, even when you’re indoors](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/4CMQSZEPBF4L2TMA2JVKXOXGOY.jpeg?w=754)
Climate Change
Trees help keep you cozy, even when you’re indoors
![Scientists are solving the mystery of Earth’s thermostat](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/CX73OOSDDSNWM3RRY46VFVJURY.jpg?w=648)
Climate Change
Scientists are solving the mystery of Earth’s thermostat
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Agriculture
The truth about cat and dog food
![America’s craft breweries are on an environmental crusade](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ZFZAMXWF4QOHS67ORYUJKQ4MUQ.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
America’s craft breweries are on an environmental crusade
![UK climate report confirms 2016 was really hot](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/MGDJSYRHZC76WJGI4JEZIIDYCE.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
UK climate report confirms 2016 was really hot
![Add Greenland to the growing list of countries on fire](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/16/DFJXIZY3RKCCYZ6JB76KYL4YS4.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
Add Greenland to the growing list of countries on fire
![This is how much of the world is currently on fire](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/07/IE7KLJY7MSUQNN3TZ2TKHOV3JM.jpg?w=672)
Climate Change
This is how much of the world is currently on fire
![Inside Salt Lake City’s dreary, dangerous smog dome](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/7DSCCS3P4FOWFMI3WSOWOSRJ7Y.jpg?w=600)
Climate Change
Inside Salt Lake City’s dreary, dangerous smog dome
![What’s really going on with sea level rise](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/T6SRCL7PB5OYTYFTHBZ6D4E5V4.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
What’s really going on with sea level rise
![The world’s water quality might be in trouble](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ISAWBAUE65YCPEGNYF2RZB7HZA.jpg?w=563)
Climate Change