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As another hurricane bears down on Louisiana, the town of Lake Charles—hit twice last year—faces the painful questions of climate change: How can we adapt, and who is going to pay? Read more on National Geographic. 

Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have detected three new ultra-faint dwarf galaxies associated with the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 253.  Read more on Phys.org.

 The country's rover and lander are in good health.  Read more on The Byte. 

 New federal office is likely to face pushback over actions that target health industry. Read more on Wall Street Journal.

 What happens when a global environmental crisis crashes headfirst into a global health crisis?  Read more on The Hill.  

Climate change could spark major shifts in British produce in the coming decades as the country attempts to avoid a “catastrophic” environmental fallout, experts have said. Read more on CNBC.

Dealing with conflagrations driven by climate change will require modifications to the way people live and how land is used.   Read more at Financial Times.

 Beryllium ions might help in the hunt for dark matter. Read more on LiveScience.

 Some planets in the habitable zone are not good for life, but others outside it might be.  Read more on ScienceNews.

A laser experiment could help scientists understand how the subatomic particles reach high energies.  Read more at ScienceNews.

State officials have begun search and rescue efforts as the scope of damage comes into view.  Read more at CNN.

 Marine life would be forced to "adapt or die" if carbon dioxide concentrations continue to rise. Read more at CNET.

The principal reason for preferring fast reactors, historically the only reason, is to gain the ability to breed plutonium. Thus, the reactor would make and reuse massive quantities of material that could also be used as nuclear explosives in warheads. Read more on National Interest.

Energy & green technology biweekly vol.4, 17th July — 31st July.  Read more on Medium.