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  "id": 471727,
  "title": "Last Month Was the Hottest July on Record for the World's Oceans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/last-month-was-the-hottest-july-on-record-for-the-worlds-oceans",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-10T12:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yale Environment 360",
    "slug": "yale-environment-360",
    "url": "https://e360.yale.edu/digest/hottest-july-oceans-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oceans globally recorded their hottest July ever last month, according to a new analysis. The severe ocean heat was evident around Europe, which is coping with a scorching summer. Read more on E360 →",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Science",
        "title": "Ocean heat records broken as hottest July temperature recorded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ocean-heat-records-broken-as-hottest-july-temperature-recorded",
        "published": "2026-08-10T10:24:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Science",
        "title": "NOAA says contiguous U.S. set record in July for hottest month ever",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/noaa-says-contiguous-u-s-set-record-in-july-for-hottest-month-ever",
        "published": "2026-08-10T18:03:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "US had hottest month on record in July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/us-had-hottest-month-on-record-in-july",
        "published": "2026-08-10T22:40:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}