{
  "id": 868772,
  "title": "Infrastructure and land use behind devastating India monsoon floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/infrastructure-and-land-use-behind-devastating-india-monsoon-floods",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:25:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/infrastructure-and-land-use-behind-devastating-india-monsoon-floods/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Widespread flooding in northeastern India that affected more than 500,000 people and claimed at least 99 lives between June and August 2026 was primarily driven by human factors like rapid urbanization, deforestation, and destruction of wetlands, new research says. It also points to structural failures rather than climate change. The findings were published by World […]",
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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."
}