factors
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Scientists say the August disaster was caused by a complex chain of geological and climatic factors rather than a single extreme weather event.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
While it seems unlikely that such factors will make it into the OBR's calculations next month, there is a real debate here.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Treasury yields rose during Asian trading hours Friday but stayed below Thursday’s multiyear highs, with the upward trend driven by factors that reinforce market expectations for further interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"The key message is not that these risk factors are no longer important," says Magnus Elias Tarp, PhD student at Aarhus University and first author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Second, if they do know their local plants and animals, do they exploit that knowledge to domesticate the most useful available species, or do cultural factors keep them from doing so?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
