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  "id": 5094225,
  "title": "Despite years of rain, Blue Mountains forests still haven't recovered from the Black Summer megafires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/despite-years-of-rain-blue-mountains-forests-still-havent-recovered",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-years-blue-mountains-forests-havent.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For three years before the Black Summer megafires of 2019–20, cool-season rainfall in southeastern Australia was only half the normal amount. When fires broke out, intensely dry conditions helped them spread through areas typically resistant to burning, such as wetlands and rainforests.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "Despite years of rain, Blue Mountains forests still haven’t recovered from the Black Summer megafires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/despite-years-of-rain-blue-mountains-forests-still-havent-recovered",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:17:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}