{
  "id": 13966432,
  "title": "A super el Niño threatens our food system. Here’s how farms can prepare | Liz Carlisle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/a-super-el-nino-threatens-our-food-system-heres-how-farms-can-prepare",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-12T13:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/12/super-el-nino-farms-prepare"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Planting cover crops or perennial plants can protect soil amid potential flooding. Congress must act to protect these practices As forecasters warn that this year’s El Niño could become the strongest on record , concerns are growing about its effect on agriculture and food security. The United States will not be hit nearly as hard as Central and South America, the Caribbean, and southern Africa ,…",
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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."
}