Storms Boelo and Austen hit northern Europe, cutting power and disrupting travel
Two storms, Boelo and Austen, struck northern Europe within 24 hours of each other. More than 150,000 homes lost power across Britain, France and Germany, and hundreds of flights were cancelled. Winds reached up to 135 km/h in western Scotland.
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Divergence score
2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
2 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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South China Morning Post
Le Monde
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Neutral
Dismissive
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Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- Le Mondefirst
- South China Morning Post+12 min
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Both outlets report the same storm damage with near-identical headlines; the split is only in detail depth, with one adding country-by-country outage figures and peak wind speeds while the other leads with imagery from Scotland.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“Storms batter northern Europe, hitting power supplies, flights and phones”
“Storms batter Europe hitting power supplies, flights and phones”
4 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Winds of up to 135 km/h were recorded in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland
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