{
  "id": 10837729,
  "title": "Heatwaves, wildfires expose a third of world to extreme ozone pollution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/heatwaves-wildfires-expose-a-third-of-world-to-extreme-ozone-pollution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T02:31:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20260930-heatwaves-wildfires-expose-a-third-of-world-to-extreme-ozone-pollution"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Heatwaves and wildfires helped expose 34 percent of the world’s population to “extremely poor” ozone air quality in the first eight months of 2026, according to a European Union report published Wednesday. Asia recorded the highest exposure, while ozone pollution remained difficult to curb despite decades of progress in reducing other harmful emissions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}