{
  "id": 4591772,
  "title": "El Niño leaves Telangana 38% rain-deficient in August 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/el-nino-leaves-telangana-38-rain-deficient-in-august-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:18:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/el-nino-leaves-telangana-38-rain-deficient-in-august-2026/article71409866.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "El Niño has left Telangana with a 38% rainfall deficit in August 2026, its worst-performing monsoon month to date. The State received 134.5 mm of rainfall in August, compared to the normal of 215.8 mm, a stark contrast to the previous year's 378.5 mm. Meteorologist G.N.R.S. Srinivas from the IMD Centre attributed the rainfall variation to El Niño, noting that prolonged dry spells followed by heavy rainfall are typical of the monsoon.",
  "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."
}