The US presidential candidates and the nation they seek to lead are divided over climate change. The stakes are high as voters head to the polls.
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Mathiesen, K. Polar opposites in US election. Nature Clim Change 6, 979–981 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3145
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