{
  "id": 2062843,
  "title": "Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat ‘bomb’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/japan-coral-protectors-race-to-save-reefs-from-heat-bomb",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T00:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/20/climate-change/japan-climate-change-okinawa-coral-protection/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With the world's oceans the hottest on record in June, and a major El Nino predicted this year, experts fear that 2026 could be devastating for coral reefs.",
  "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."
}