In a flash: floods devastate Europe

<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&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;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&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;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&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;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><p>Runtime: 21min</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>