{
  "id": 19650246,
  "title": "Forests in Japan shift toward trees adapted to warmer climates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/forests-in-japan-shift-toward-trees-adapted-to-warmer-climates",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T12:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-forests-japan-shift-trees-warmer.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Climate change has caused substantial alterations in forest ecosystems worldwide through changes in temperature and precipitation patterns. A new study from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) suggests that these effects are also evident in Japan, where forests are undergoing changes in structure and shifts toward tree types adapted to warmer climates.",
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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."
}