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Opinion

The ‘Hybrid Storm’ Over America Is a Preview, Not a Freak Event

Polo’s remnants are merging with a western trough to threaten millions with flash flooding. The meteorology is dangerous; the pattern behind it is the real story.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read

Climate & Environment

Europe's Heat Refuses to Leave: September Records Fall as Economies Count the Cost

A heat dome brought 32°C to Germany and 33°C to France in late September — temperatures more typical of midsummer. Researchers now put this summer's heat bill for Europe at €113 billion, and the UK has suffered its worst harvest on record.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read

Climate & Environment

Super El Niño: The Strongest on Record Is Coming — and Its Heat Could Kill 451,000

China's meteorologists say this year's El Niño could be the strongest ever measured, with ocean temperatures peaking in November — while a new University of Chicago analysis warns that heat alone could claim 451,000 lives by February.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20269 min read