{
  "id": 1034377,
  "title": "Heat waves still neglected in Brazil, says researcher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/heat-waves-still-neglected-in-brazil-says-researcher",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Agencia Brasil",
    "slug": "agencia-brasil",
    "url": "https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/meio-ambiente/noticia/2026-08/heat-waves-still-neglected-brazil-says-researcher"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Heat waves remain a “completely neglected” disaster in Brazil and may become more frequent and intense following the arrival of a new El Niño. The warning comes from Renata Libonati, a professor in the Department of Meteorology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), who is also a member of the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Committee of Experts on Climate Monitoring. Based…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}