{
  "id": 16268449,
  "title": "Odds of 2026 becoming the hottest year surge higher with El Niño",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/odds-of-2026-becoming-the-hottest-year-surge-higher-with-el-nino",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-24T02:00:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news-fast-news/odds-of-2026-becoming-the-hottest-year-surge-higher-with-el-nino/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Berkeley Earth now puts the odds of 2026 surpassing 2024 as the hottest year on record at 96%, while scientists expect 2027 to be hotter still.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}