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  "id": 3034535,
  "title": "World's oceans hit hottest temperature ever recorded in August as El Niño takes hold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/worlds-oceans-hit-hottest-temperature-ever-recorded-in-august-as-el",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:42:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/worlds-oceans-hit-hottest-temperature-ever-recorded-in-august-as-el-nino-takes-hold"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The average global sea surface temperature outside polar regions reached 21.1°C on Saturday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Science",
        "title": "World's oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/worlds-oceans-hit-highest-temperature-on-record-as-el-nino-grows",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:17:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}