{
  "id": 6719005,
  "title": "El Niño likely to cause wetter and warmer-than-normal autumn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/el-nino-likely-to-cause-wetter-and-warmer-than-normal-autumn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:27:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cqxv4wj8jxwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UK is bracing for a wetter and warmer-than-normal autumn, with the Met Office forecasting a strengthening El Niño to influence stormier conditions. This historic event, expected to peak in November or December, could bring increased chances of flooding alongside the drought relief. An already warming climate, combined with unusually high sea temperatures around the UK, will contribute to above-average temperatures. While El Niño is a significant factor, other influences may also affect the UK's weather. Recent drought conditions persist, but wetter weather may help recovery efforts. However, weather patterns may shift abruptly, as seen in 2025 when a heatwave was followed by storms and floods. Autumn temperatures are also expected to be warmer than normal, despite global warming trends. While snowfall is unlikely, colder winters could still occur in late winter, but previous strong El Niño winters have not always brought snow.",
  "summary": "A warmer and wetter-than-normal autumn is in store for the UK, according to the latest Met Office forecasts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Science",
        "title": "El Niño likely to cause wetter and warmer-than-normal autumn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/el-nino-likely-to-cause-wetter-and-warmer-than-normal-autumn-6723107",
        "published": "2026-09-11T06:27:20.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}