Twister of fate? Tornadoes and climate change

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<p>Many have been quick to link the tornado catastrophe in America’s Upland South to climate change; we ask why that is a <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/12/13/what-if-anything-is-climate-change-doing-to-tornadoes?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tricky connection</a> to draw. Citizenship of Gulf states has long been difficult to acquire, even for lifelong residents. That is slowly changing—for a slice <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/12/09/the-gulf-states-offer-citizenship-to-a-select-group-of-foreigners?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">of the elite</a>. And the kerfuffle surrounding the <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/12/11/nostalgia-and-the-profit-motive-have-created-a-market-in-old-phone-kiosks?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">repurposing</a> of Britain’s red phone boxes.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>