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  "id": 11000140,
  "title": "Why the nor'easter's storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/why-the-noreasters-storm-surge-was-so-high-and-what-it-says-about-the-11000140",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-30T17:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-noreaster-storm-surge-high-el.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As a powerful nor'easter hit the U.S. Atlantic coast in late September 2026, the ocean poured into coastal neighborhoods from North Carolina to New York. Water from the storm surge and heavy rain filled streets and surrounded homes as near-hurricane-force winds knocked out power. It may have even uncovered a shipwreck more than a century old.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Why the nor'easter’s storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/why-the-noreasters-storm-surge-was-so-high-and-what-it-says-about-the",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:44:28.000Z"
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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."
}