{
  "id": 15401015,
  "title": "A California town’s beaches are washing away. Can its residents turn the tide?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/a-california-towns-beaches-are-washing-away-can-its-residents-turn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/18/california-beach-erosion-san-clemente"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rapid coastal erosion threatens coastal homes and economies, and as Super El Niño rounds the corner, a town is reckoning with the reality of climate crisis San Clemente is one of southern California’s most picture-perfect beach towns – a capital of American surf culture since the 1950s. In two years, 2028 Olympic surfers will compete at Lower Trestles, a world-class surfing beach. But the town’s…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}