{
  "id": 14497608,
  "title": "How drought shapes the impact of Xylella fastidiosa on almond trees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/how-drought-shapes-the-impact-of-xylella-fastidiosa-on-almond-trees",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-drought-impact-xylella-fastidiosa-almond.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Xylella fastidiosa is a pathogen that poses a serious threat to agri-food systems. An insect-borne bacterium that eventually causes trees to dry out and die, it was first detected in Spain in 2016, alarming the farming community. Although it is more commonly associated with olive trees, it also inflicts heavy losses on almond crops.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}