{
  "id": 1103090,
  "title": "‘Little by little cities will have to recede’: Coastal flooding is the sleeper climate issue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/little-by-little-cities-will-have-to-recede-coastal-flooding-is-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T19:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/little-by-little-cities-will-have-to-recede-coastal-flooding-is-the-sleeper-climate-issue-20260806-p60lzo.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Up and down the NSW coast, suburbs and townships are built on low-lying land around coastal lagoons, lakes and estuaries. Sea level rises will make some areas uninhabitable.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Little by little cities will have to recede’: Coastal flooding is the sleeper climate issue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/little-by-little-cities-will-have-to-recede-coastal-flooding-is-the-1103427",
        "published": "2026-08-15T19:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}