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  "id": 8253619,
  "title": "Exceptional El Niño puts southern Africa on drought alert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/exceptional-el-nino-puts-southern-africa-on-drought-alert",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:40:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GroundUp",
    "slug": "groundup",
    "url": "https://groundup.org.za/article/exceptional-el-nino-puts-southern-africa-on-drought-alert/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pacific Ocean temperatures far above normal raise the risk of low summer rainfall, heatwaves and pressure on food production.",
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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."
}