Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, August 12, 2024

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HALI MECKLIN

The bill to ban TikTok passed in Congress, but some Americans are quitting the app before it gets taken away—and it’s not because they’re worried about the Chinese government. Read more.

FRED PEARCE

The greening of drylands threatens fragile desert ecosystems and scarce water reserves, and shows how varied and unexpected the impacts of global climate change can be. Read more.

STEPHEN J. CIMBALA, LAWRENCE J. KORB

Enormous cost overruns have raised questions about how or if to go forward with the Sentinel, a new US intercontinental ballistic missile. The authors see five potential paths that might reduce costs. Read more.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“There is nothing that’s going to affect people’s health, livelihood and safety more than environmental issues [...] That is not the way it’s being addressed publicly, but I think it needs to be.”
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— Paul Anastas, professor at Yale University’s School of the Environment and former EPA chief scientist, “Do voters care about climate change? How going green divides this election,” ABC News