{
  "id": 13150430,
  "title": "Data centers make heat all year long—here's how the ground can hold onto it until winter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/data-centers-make-heat-all-year-long-heres-how-the-ground-can-hold-13150430",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-centers-year-ground-winter.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "You have probably noticed it on a hot summer day: A basement feels cool even when the air outside is baking. The ground does not heat up and cool down as fast as the air does. A few hundred feet down, it stays close to the local yearly average all year, which can be around 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Data centers make heat all year long – here’s how the ground can hold onto it until winter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/data-centers-make-heat-all-year-long-heres-how-the-ground-can-hold",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:06:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}