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  "id": 348968,
  "title": "Hong Kong breaks record for hottest day as Typhoon Dolphin brings extreme heat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/hong-kong-breaks-record-for-hottest-day-as-typhoon-dolphin-brings-348968",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T05:21:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3363429/hong-kong-breaks-record-hottest-day-typhoon-dolphin-brings-extreme-heat"
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  "summary": "Hong Kong has broken its record for the hottest day of the year with the city’s temperature reaching 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 Fahrenheit) on Sunday afternoon under the impact of Severe Typhoon Dolphin. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the outer subsiding air associated with Dolphin brought generally fine and extremely hot weather to Guangdong province. By 1pm, the temperature recorded by…",
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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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