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How ‘apocalypse’ became a secular as well as religious idea

  • Written by Erik Bleich, Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Middlebury
How ‘apocalypse’ became a secular as well as religious ideaClimate change is causing extreme weather, prolonged droughts and more bushfires.Andrew Merry/Moment via Getty Images

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