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  "id": 15558387,
  "title": "Mangrove loss raises flood, erosion risks along Karachi coast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mangrove-loss-raises-flood-erosion-risks-along-karachi-coast-15558387",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T03:40:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038190/mangrove-loss-raises-flood-erosion-risks-along-karachi-coast"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Satellite images from 2000 and 2025 show mangroves near Mai Kolachi replaced by reclaimed land.—Courtesy Suparco ISLAMABAD: New satellite images from 2000 and 2025 released by the country’s space agency show a fundamental shift in land cover along Karachi’s coastal zone near the Mai Kolachi Bypass, where mangrove stands and natural tidal creeks have increasingly given way to reclaimed land and…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Mangrove loss raises flood, erosion risks along Karachi coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mangrove-loss-raises-flood-erosion-risks-along-karachi-coast",
        "published": "2026-10-19T03:40:20.000Z"
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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."
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