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  "title": "'We're heading for catastrophe': The summer climate change hit Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/were-heading-for-catastrophe-the-summer-climate-change-hit-europe-3296974",
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        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "'We're heading for catastrophe': The summer climate change hit Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/were-heading-for-catastrophe-the-summer-climate-change-hit-europe",
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        "outlet": "The Local Spain",
        "title": "'We're heading for catastrophe': The summer climate change hit Europe",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T15:51:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "'We're heading for catastrophe': The summer climate change hit Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/were-heading-for-catastrophe-the-summer-climate-change-hit-europe-3295648",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:51:09.000Z"
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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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