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  "id": 10964132,
  "title": "As El Niño strengthens across the Pacific, Australian farmers could face fierce frosts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/as-el-nino-strengthens-across-the-pacific-australian-farmers-could",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:20:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-el-nio-pacific-australian-farmers.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, crops have been killed by drought and frost. Severe frosts have destroyed food crops such as taro, sweet potatoes, bananas and sugarcane, leaving some local communities scrambling for food.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "As El Niño strengthens across the Pacific, Australian farmers could face fierce frosts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/as-el-nino-strengthens-across-the-pacific-australian-farmers-could",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:52:30.000Z"
      }
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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."
}