{
  "id": 4823033,
  "title": "Sydney records warmest winter on record as Melbourne equals previous hottest temperatures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/sydney-records-warmest-winter-on-record-as-melbourne-equals-previous",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T08:41:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/01/sydney-records-warmest-winter-on-record-as-melbourne-equals-previous-hottest-temperatures"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania just experienced their warmest-ever winters – and BoM says above-average temperatures expected to continue Australia’s two biggest cities had their hottest and equal hottest winters on record, with three eastern states also breaking temperature records. The Bureau of Meteorology’s (BoM) spring outlook shows above average daytime and nighttime temperatures…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Melbourne records its warmest winter on record, as bushfire season looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/melbourne-records-its-warmest-winter-on-record-as-bushfire-season",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:39:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Melbourne records its warmest winter on record, as bushfire season looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/melbourne-records-its-warmest-winter-on-record-as-bushfire-season-4797971",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:39:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Sydney records warmest winter on record as Melbourne equals previous hottest temperatures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/sydney-records-warmest-winter-on-record-as-melbourne-equals-previous",
        "published": "2026-09-01T08:41:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}