{
  "id": 7966208,
  "title": "Reason behind sudden foul smell along Karachi coast revealed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/reason-behind-sudden-foul-smell-along-karachi-coast-revealed",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:33:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1554319/reason-behind-sudden-foul-smell-along-karachi-coast-revealed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A sudden foul smell has spread across several coastal areas of Karachi over the past few days. The cause has now been identified as decaying phytoplankton, according to WWF Pakistan Technical Adviser Moazzam Khan. Read More: Karachi’s coastal areas flooded as cyclone Kyarr intensifies Khan explained that changes in sea temperature can cause large amounts of […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}