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Climate Collides | Risk Updates for Weeks of 22 September - 6 October '25


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🔍 What's inside this episode

In this week's risk update: three climate disasters kill over 100 people in 14 days exposing compound environmental risks, U.S. tariffs trigger economic upheaval across Southeast Asia threatening entire export sectors, and five other emerging threats including Google's disruption of the SEO industry and warnings of a historic AI bubble.

đź§  Main Threats Covered

1. Asia-Pacific Climate Crisis Intensifies Super Typhoon Ragasa and Typhoon Bualoi struck one week apart killing 102 people across the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam and China, while Syria's worst drought in 36 years threatens 16 million with food insecurity—demonstrating the new reality of simultaneous, cascading climate disasters.

2. U.S. Tariffs Trigger ASEAN Economic Upheaval Tariffs ranging from 10-49% took effect August 7th, with Vietnam facing potential losses of $25 billion and Cambodia's exports projected to contract 23.9%, forcing Southeast Asian nations to reconsider their entire export-led economic model.

⚡ Quick-Fire Threats

Google removes &num=100 parameter disrupting SEO industry with 10x cost increases AI bubble warned to be 17 times larger than dot-com crash Smart home devices revealed as far from secure by default Munich Airport shut down twice from mysterious drone sightings U.S. Army flags Anduril/Palantir battlefield system as high risk

📚 Sources

Main Story #1 - Asia-Pacific Climate Crisis:

Ragasa: Powerful storm hurtles past Hong Kong, Macao and slams into southern China | CNN | September 24, 2025

Typhoon Bualoi kills dozens in Vietnam and Philippines | Al Jazeera | September 30, 2025

Syria's silent war: How a devastating drought threatens post-conflict recovery | The Week | September 14, 2025

Main Story #2 - U.S. Tariffs on ASEAN:

ASEAN economy under threat after Trump tariffs | GIS Reports | September 2025

Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand hit hardest in ASEAN by US tariff impacts | The Nation Thailand | September 2025

Vietnam at a Crossroads: Responding to the 2025 U.S. Tariff Shock | Modern Diplomacy | April 15, 2025

Quick-Fire Stories:

Google just removed &num=100. This is what it means for Organic teams | Embryo | September 2025

The AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com frenzy | MarketWatch | October 3, 2025

Your Smart Home Might Not Be As Secure As You Think | Lifehacker Australia

Multiple drone sightings reported in Germany in past three days | Reuters | October 3, 2025

Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system 'very high risk,' US Army memo says | Reuters | October 3, 2025

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