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  "id": 2982675,
  "title": "Using thunderquakes to X-ray earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/using-thunderquakes-to-x-ray-earth-a-new-study-shows-urban-seismology",
  "topic": "science",
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  "published": "2026-08-24T08:48:05.000Z",
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  "summary": "When lightning strikes, it superheats the air around it and creates a shock wave that we hear as thunder. When that energy reaches the ground, some of it is converted into seismic waves, and the resulting vibration is a thunderquake",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/using-thunderquakes-to-x-ray-earth-a-new-study-shows-urban-seismology",
        "published": "2026-08-21T17:59:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Thunderquakes enable seismic imaging of Earth's shallow subsurface",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/thunderquakes-enable-seismic-imaging-of-earths-shallow-subsurface",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:00:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/nasa-led-study-shows-some-earth-microbes-could-survive-on-the-moon",
        "published": "2026-08-22T04:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/using-thunderquakes-to-x-ray-earth-a-new-study-shows-urban-seismology",
        "published": "2026-08-23T04:34:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
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