{
  "id": 1865506,
  "title": "Ocean heat waves threaten to supercharge storm season in Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ocean-heat-waves-threaten-to-supercharge-storm-season-in-europe",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T02:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/19/climate-change/ocean-heat-waves-storm-season-europe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parts of the Mediterranean Sea and the European Atlantic coast have recorded surface temperatures that were more than 6 degrees Celsius hotter than normal for the month of June.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}