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  "title": "Why the nor'easter’s storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead",
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  "published": "2026-09-30T12:44:28.000Z",
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  "summary": "Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from North Carolina to New York.",
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        "title": "Why the nor'easter's storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead",
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