{
  "id": 2425277,
  "title": "Why Australia is being soaked when a record El Niño is forming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/why-australia-is-being-soaked-when-a-record-el-nino-is-forming",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/australia-weather-on-track-for-wettest-el-nino-on-record/107064594"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "El Niño is synonymous with drought in Australia, but another rainband is lining up to soak the nation this week.",
  "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."
}