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Trump Wants a New Low-Yield Nuclear Weapon. But the US Has Plenty Already.

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New Study Finds 143,000 New York Homes Worth $98 Billion will be at Risk from Tidal Flooding

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New Study Finds 40,000 Georgia Homes Worth $13 Billion will be at Risk from Tidal Flooding

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