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  "id": 1277456,
  "title": "A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/a-summer-of-extremes-weathering-a-hotter-world",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-16T13:16:17.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-summer-of-extremes-weathering-a-hotter-world/"
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  "summary": "July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States – another escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet, where extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/a-summer-of-extremes-weathering-a-hotter-world-1277457",
        "published": "2026-08-16T13:15:04.000Z"
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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."
}