{
  "id": 1844006,
  "title": "El Niño loads the dice for more extreme fire conditions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/el-nino-loads-the-dice-for-more-extreme-fire-conditions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T01:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/bushfire-risk-australia-ahead-of-el-nino-warning/107049892"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Fears have been growing around what Australia's spring and summer will look like after the weather bureau declared an El Niño in June, which has the potential to become the strongest on record.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}