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  "id": 11333905,
  "title": "Summer 2026 becomes the hottest ever recorded in Western Europe but fails to spark political action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/summer-2026-becomes-the-hottest-ever-recorded-in-western-europe-but",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:01:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/02/summer-2026-becomes-the-hottest-ever-recorded-in-western-europe-but-fails-to-spark-political-action_6758162_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to the European Copernicus service, the average summer temperature reached 21.7°C (71°F), well above average, and river flows dropped to their lowest levels in more than thirty years. Yet European Union member states continued to invest in fossil fuels.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "More than half of Europe faced intense summer heat stress, EU monitor says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/more-than-half-of-europe-faced-intense-summer-heat-stress-eu-monitor",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:18:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Europe’s hottest summer triggers record heat stress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/europes-hottest-summer-triggers-record-heat-stress",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:30:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}