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Forecast: Israel bombs Damascus amid deadly violence in Syria, Japan holds upper house election, and World Court issues climate change opinion

Factal July 18, 2025

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Forecast: Questions continue to rise after deadly Texas floods, PKK dissolves, and U.S. terminates protected status for Afghans

Factal July 10, 2025

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Forecast podcast: Death toll and questions continue to rise after deadly Texas floods

Factal July 10, 2025

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the deadly floods that tore through Texas’s Hill Country region, plus more on the dissolution of the militant…

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Factal Forecast: Europe faces heatwave, Netanyahu visits DC, and Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan

Dave Clark July 3, 2025

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Forecast podcast: Heat wave grips Europe, fuels wildfires in process

Factal July 3, 2025

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jess Fino discuss the heat wave wreaking havoc in Europe, plus more on the Dalai Lama revealing a succession plan, an…

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Staffing cuts cloud outlook for 2025 hurricane season

Sarah Burke May 28, 2025

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“Will forecasting be good enough to get warnings to people before a storm hits? And then after those storms hit, are we going to see the federal government provide states with the funding they need to recover? Those questions that I don’t think have satisfying answers.” – Factal NORAM lead Joe Veyera on what his team is watching for with the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Forecast: Myanmar ceasefire ends, RSF captures Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp, and outrage grows over Trump-El Salvador prison deal

Factal April 17, 2025

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Forecast: U.S. stocks rocket higher after Trump pauses most reciprocal tariffs, U.S. holds talks with Iran, and Canadian party leaders debate

Factal April 10, 2025

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Welcome to Factal Forecast, a look at the week’s biggest stories from the editors at Factal. We publish our forward-looking note each Thursday to help you get a jump-start on…

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Forecast podcast: US stocks rocket higher after Trump pauses most reciprocal tariffs

Factal April 10, 2025

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Rebecca Bratek discuss Trump’s tariff war, plus more on the U.S. and Iran holding nuclear talks, elections in Gabon and Ecuador…

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Forecast: Hundreds detained in Turkey protests, Pakistan’s immigration crackdown, and national strike in Belgium

Factal March 27, 2025

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