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The conditions disrupted power production, shipping and transport networks, as well as agriculture. Scientists attributed the severity of the events to global warming, as reported by philenews.com and Modern Diplomacy."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The economic impact included threats to growth, inflation and public finances. The Hindu Business Line reported that the disruptions were costing Europe billions. The scale of the damage was described as life-altering by outlets including Globo and RTÉ, with some framing the events as a reality check for those who had viewed climate change as a future problem."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left-rated outlet ran this story. None of the digests, including those from right-rated outlets, provided specific figures for the economic costs or named the countries most affected. 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