Climate & Energy
The Atlantic Storm Season Ends With a Record Nobody Predicted
Forecasters counted more rapidly strengthening storms than in any year on file. Coastal towns are already rebuilding.
Issue 214
Reading the week closely: culture, food, ideas and the wider world.
Global Correspondent
Sofia covers climate and cities, and has learned to file her copy from ferries, rooftops and one very slow cable car.
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Forecasters counted more rapidly strengthening storms than in any year on file. Coastal towns are already rebuilding.
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The turbines can power more homes than the nearest three cities combined. Engineers now have to keep them turning through winter.
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Divers have counted new growth on reefs that were written off a decade ago. Researchers urge caution, and allow themselves some hope.
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As an Andean glacier retreats, one community is laying twelve kilometres of pipe to chase the ice.
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