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  "id": 2368686,
  "title": "Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Niño-fueled drought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panama-canal-to-reduce-shipping-over-el-nino-fueled-drought-2368686",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:24:16.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-panama-canal-shipping-el-nio.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Panama Canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific said Thursday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panama-canal-to-reduce-shipping-over-el-nino-fueled-drought",
        "published": "2026-08-21T03:36:00.000Z"
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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."
}