{
  "id": 775099,
  "title": "Scorched, parched western Europe suffers through another heat wave",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/scorched-parched-western-europe-suffers-through-another-heat-wave",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:09:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/heat-wave-fires-britain-uk-france-europe-climate-change-9.7305698"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Forecasters in the U.K. are predicting the mercury will rise as high as 38 C in central and southeast England on Thursday, potentially making it the hottest day of the year. Temperatures in France, meanwhile, are forecast to go even higher, reaching 40 C in central and southern areas and 38 C in Paris.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "UK records hottest day of the year as western Europe swelters once again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/uk-records-hottest-day-of-the-year-as-western-europe-swelters-once",
        "published": "2026-08-13T17:49:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Europe swelters in latest wave of extreme heat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/europe-swelters-in-latest-wave-of-extreme-heat",
        "published": "2026-08-13T18:34:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}