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  "id": 11338119,
  "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",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:18:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20261002-europe-summer-heat-stress-eu-monitor"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A record 52% of Europe faced intense heat stress this summer, the EU’s climate monitor said Friday, as climate change fuelled widespread heatwaves and tens of thousands of excess deaths. Europe recorded its third warmest summer, while western Europe experienced its hottest, with several countries setting national temperature records overall.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/summer-2026-becomes-the-hottest-ever-recorded-in-western-europe-but",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:01:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}