In a flash: floods devastate Europe

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<p>Disaster-recovery efforts continue, even as heavy rains continue in many places. The tragedy brings climate change <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/07/16/devastating-floods-in-germany-warn-europe-of-the-dangers-of-warming?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">to the fore</a>, with political implications particularly in Germany. Syria’s oppressive regime is short of cash, so it has apparently turned to <a href="https://espresso.economist.com/f4986d19a4b6457d7f67615518da9fa0?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trafficking</a> in an increasingly popular party drug. And why <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/06/26/why-new-england-is-going-wild-for-wet-weeds?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kelp farms</a> are bobbing up along America’s New England coast.</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>