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  "id": 864441,
  "title": "Why was this NASA spy plane over B.C.?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/why-was-this-nasa-spy-plane-over-b-c",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T01:13:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7306864"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A high-altitude NASA spy plane was just tracked flying over British Columbia's wildfires. Why? It was on a mission to study \"fire clouds,\" self-perpetuating thunderstorms generated by the blazes themselves that can trigger fire tornadoes and lightning. CBC Meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down the science behind these pyrocumulonimbus storms and why climate change is making them more…",
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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."
}