The Guardian, on Climate, 6 November 2026

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Low pressure in US midwest brings unseasonable heat to New York and Boston

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Despite the rapid descent into autumn in the northern hemisphere, parts of eastern North America have experienced an exceptionally late taste of summer in recent days. Temperatures approached 23C (73F) in New York and Boston, about 7-10C above what is expected in early November. The unseasonable warmth spilled into parts of eastern Canada, with temperatures exceeding 20C, about 10-15C above normal for the time of year. The balmy conditions were caused by an area of low pressure in the US midwest, dragging up exceptionally warm air from the Gulf of Mexico along its eastern flank.

This area of low pressure will gradually drift eastwards, allowing temperatures to fall closer to the average. Heavy rains bring flash flooding to Georgia-Tennessee border area Read more Further south, severe thunderstorms have resulted in numerous flood warnings and evacuation warnings being issued this week across many states, with disruptive weather affecting polling stations in Florida, Oklahoma and Colorado . The powerful thunderstorms even resulted in a tornado touching down in Keyes, Oklahoma, forcing the relocation of a polling station.

The tornado caused extensive damage, although no causalities have been reported. Officials across many states have requested federal funding assistance after the extreme weather resulted in widespread damage to homes and infrastructure. Across the Atlantic, a number of authorities in the Mediterranean regions of southern France , Corsica and Sardinia issued severe flood warnings this week, as an area of low pressure caused thunderstorms and torrential rain.

in the southern French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Occitanie, as well as Corsica. Where torrential rain is most prolonged, up to 70-80mm of rain could fall within a 24-hour period. More rain is expected next week as low pressure continues to dominate the region. Explore more on these topics US weather Weather tracker Europe weather New York Boston Canada Florida Oklahoma news Share Reuse this content

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What we found (1)

The Guardian's weather tracker reports November heat in New York, Boston and eastern Canada, severe US thunderstorms and a tornado, and flood warnings across southern France, Corsica and Sardinia. It explains each event through pressure systems and reports the damage plainly. It never mentions that warming makes heavy rainfall more frequent and intense, a minor gap in a round-up that otherwise does not mislead.

  1. Leaves out the climate link

    Minor

    “As much as 50-100mm (2-4in) of rain is expected over the coming days with more localised totals in excess of 100mm possible”

    Why this matters
    These words report torrential rain and severe flood warnings for the Mediterranean, and the article gives only a low pressure system as the cause.
    The impression it gives
    A reader takes this extreme rainfall as weather alone, with no link to the warming climate.
    The context
    The documented record shows that warming has made heavy rainfall more frequent and more severe. The article never uses the word climate. No supplied study attributes this particular event, so the gap is general context and not a misstatement about the event.

    How we know

    • On the recordThat warming has made hot extremes, heavy rainfall, agricultural and ecological drought, fire weather and intense tropical cyclones more frequent or more severe.ipcc.ch (opens in a new tab)
    • Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “climate”.

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What it gets right

  • “The balmy conditions were caused by an area of low pressure in the US midwest, dragging up exceptionally warm air from the Gulf of Mexico along its eastern flank.”

    The article gives a clear, concrete meteorological cause for the heat and does not overstate it.

  • “Officials across many states have requested federal funding assistance after the extreme weather resulted in widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.”

    The article reports the harm to homes and infrastructure plainly and does not play it down.

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