{
  "id": 6288006,
  "title": "Antarctica gained a record 695 billion tons of ice. Scientists found the surprising reason",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/antarctica-gained-a-record-695-billion-tons-of-ice-scientists-found",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-06T22:54:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260906170128.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "East Antarctica gained an astonishing 695 billion tons of ice between 2021 and 2023, temporarily slowing Antarctica’s long-term decline. Researchers found that warming thousands of miles away in the tropical ocean altered atmospheric circulation and funneled moisture toward the continent, triggering exceptionally heavy snowfall.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Scientists tagged 14,000 endangered Australian moths; not one was found",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/scientists-tagged-14-000-endangered-australian-moths-not-one-was-found",
        "published": "2026-09-07T20:18:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}