{
  "id": 19844774,
  "title": "Did El Niño cause an early breakdown in the polar vortex?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/did-el-nino-cause-an-early-breakdown-in-the-polar-vortex",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-13T17:55:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2599008-did-el-nino-cause-an-early-breakdown-in-the-polar-vortex/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The polar vortex winds have undergone an unprecedented weakening, which could bring cold weather to Europe. Some scientists suspect the record El Niño is to blame",
  "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."
}