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Trump’s climate rollback, this wild winter and ‘Penisgate’

Trump’s climate rollback, this wild winter and ‘Penisgate’

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We take a look at President Trump’s decision to reject a landmark climate finding, the cause of an unusual winter in the U.S. and the physics behind a bizarre ski jumping scandal

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In this episode of Science Quickly, we unpack the Trump
administration’s move to repeal the Environmental Protection
Agency’s “endangerment finding” and its effect on the future of
U.S. climate policy. We also look at why this winter has felt
brutally cold to many on the East Coast. Plus, we explore the
physics behind a rumored ski jumping controversy at the Winter
Olympics—a rather NSFW scandal—that involves hyaluronic acid and
male genitals. Recommended Reading: EPA scraps the ‘endangerment
finding’ that climate change harms human health Why has this winter
been so cold? The physics of ‘Penisgate’ and how ski jumpers fly
E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions,
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This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by
Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by
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