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  "id": 495554,
  "title": "July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/july-was-hottest-month-ever-recorded-in-us-as-heatwaves-scorched",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-10T18:49:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/july-hottest-month-ever-recorded-heatwaves"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis July was the hottest month ever recorded in the US, with repeated, scorching heatwaves across much of the country helping shatter all previous monthly temperature records stretching back over the full 132 years of reliable measurements. Last month’s average temperature was 3.3F…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ten-oil-spills-recorded-in-niger-delta-in-july",
        "published": "2026-08-10T21:24:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}