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  "id": 7985563,
  "title": "World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/worlds-water-cycle-becoming-more-unpredictable-un-warns-7985563",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T08:20:01.000Z",
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-world-unpredictable.html"
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  "summary": "The planet's water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, swinging between too little and too much, the United Nations warned Thursday, with an unprecedented El Niño expected to exacerbate the long-term trend.",
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        "title": "World’s water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/worlds-water-cycle-becoming-more-unpredictable-un-warns",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:02:20.000Z"
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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."
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