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  "id": 899419,
  "title": "Counting the cost of Europe’s summer of fire, drought and lost harvests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/counting-the-cost-of-europes-summer-of-fire-drought-and-lost-harvests-899419",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-14T18:00:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/08/14/counting-the-cost-of-europes-summer-of-fire-drought-and-lost-harvests/"
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  "summary": "Europe’s searing heatwaves are not only punishing people’s bodies, but are also having a severe impact on livelihoods, from farm yields to tourism, industrial output and mental health. In a continent unaccustomed to soaring temperatures experienced in the Gulf, temperatures exceeding 38°C are doing more than making life uncomfortable. They are exposing the economic and social vulnerability of…",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Europe swelters under fifth heatwave of summer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/europe-swelters-under-fifth-heatwave-of-summer",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:36:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Counting the cost of Europe’s summer of fire, drought and lost harvests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/counting-the-cost-of-europes-summer-of-fire-drought-and-lost-harvests",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}