👤 Seth Borenstein

9 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
9
2026-09-22 – 2026-10-20
Claims per article
36
325 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,215
characters
Writes for The Independent, Toronto Star.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Environment
78%
Politics
22%
Most-tagged topics
El NiñoUNITED NATIONSCategory 5Nova Southeastern UniversityPNASSuttonU.N.the United Nations

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.23 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-22 · Toronto Star · Politics
Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Politics
Nepal's leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a 'warning to the world' about climate change
11 outlets covered this event
2026-10-20 · The Independent · Environment
Scientists uncover devastating damage to marine life 16 years after BP oil disaster
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-19 · Toronto Star · Environment
Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-15 · The Independent · Environment
NOAA issues new US winter forecast - and a snow warning for East Coast cities
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-15 · Toronto Star · Environment
Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star
Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both
🔮 Armed with a new U.N. science report that warns of a slight but real potential of catastrophic and irreversible harm, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the parade of world leaders speaking at the General Assembly by calling for more oversight of AI, warning in vivid if not ominous terms of what could go wrong. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Nepal's leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a 'warning to the world' about climate change
🔮 Subeksha Khadka, a humanitarian and former Miss Nepal International, in an online interview, praised Shah’s speech and echoed the warning: “This time Nepal has been on the target, but it could be anyone. assertive
2026-09-26 · Toronto Star
'We're not giving up': Beset by climate change, island nations act as conscience of a warming world
🔮 In the global power game of the United Nations General Assembly, small island states, like Palau, are often on the sidelines, offering moral advice to the mighty who don’t always listen. assertive
2026-10-09 · Toronto Star
Spaghetti models, rapid intensification, storm surge. Confused? Here's what hurricane terms mean
🔮 The weakest is a Category 1, with winds of 74-95 mph (120-150 kph) and it will have dangerous winds that produce some damage. assertive
2026-10-12 · Toronto Star
Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño
🔮 “Since September 20th, when Odalys formed, it’s been berserk,” said Colorado State University researcher Phil Klotzbach, who forecasts and studies storm activity. assertive
2026-10-15 · Toronto Star
Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo
🔮 “El Niño and climate change both made this hurricane stronger than it would have otherwise been, but the effect of climate change is even bigger than the one of El Niño,” said climate scientist and study co-author Friederike Otto, who coordinates the international science team behind World Weather Attribution. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Independent
NOAA issues new US winter forecast - and a snow warning for East Coast cities
🔮 Log in El Niño is set to shape the season ahead with the federal government's official winter outlook and other meteorologists' forecasts pointing to a wetter and warmer few months for the United States, though not necessarily snowier. assertive
2026-10-19 · Toronto Star
Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds
🔮 So we looked at all of the natural variables we thought could account for it, namely temperature, oxygen supply and food. assertive
2026-10-20 · The Independent
Scientists uncover devastating damage to marine life 16 years after BP oil disaster
🔮 So we looked at all of the natural variables we thought could account for it, namely temperature, oxygen supply and food. assertive
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