{
  "id": 581229,
  "title": "July broke U.S. heat records, data shows, as reservoir water levels recede",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/july-broke-u-s-heat-records-data-shows-as-reservoir-water-levels",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:10:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/july-broke-us-heat-records-data-shows-as-reservoir-water-levels-recede/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "July 2026 was the hottest month on record for the contiguous U.S., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data shows. Meanwhile, the country's largest reservoir, Lake Mead, is at its lowest level ever. Tracy Wholf, an environmental policy expert and founder of WereWHOLF Media, joins with more.",
  "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."
}