{
  "id": 13850707,
  "title": "El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record as weather pattern intensifies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/el-nino-breaks-pacific-temperature-record-as-weather-pattern",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-12T02:12:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20261012-el-nino-pacific-temperature-record-weather"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An intensifying El Nino pushed sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring region to a record 29.70C in September, the EU’s Copernicus climate service said Monday. Forecasters expect the weather pattern, which raises drought and flood risks and exacerbates global warming, to become the strongest ever recorded this year.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "EU monitor reports record El Nino temperature in key Pacific zone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/eu-monitor-reports-record-el-nino-temperature-in-key-pacific-zone",
        "published": "2026-10-12T02:42:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}