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  "id": 2368682,
  "title": "What a record-breaking El Niño could mean for the world",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/what-a-record-breaking-el-nino-could-mean-for-the-world-2368682",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T09:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-el-nio-world.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "This year's El Niño is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year by far.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/what-a-record-breaking-el-nino-could-mean-for-the-world",
        "published": "2026-08-21T10:29:20.000Z"
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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."
}