{
  "id": 7609034,
  "title": "Drought-flood alternation under climate change",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/drought-flood-alternation-under-climate-change",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:40:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-drought-alternation-climate.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Climate change is increasing the frequency of both droughts and floods, meaning back-to-back extreme events are also on the rise. These rapidly alternating crises can harm people in complex ways. For example, back-to-back climate extremes can stress crops, reducing yields.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}