{
  "id": 900247,
  "title": "Hawaii braces for direct hit from Tropical Storm Lala",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/hawaii-braces-for-direct-hit-from-tropical-storm-lala",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T18:17:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/14/hawaii-tropical-storm-lala"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Storm expected to strengthen to hurricane as state of emergency declared amid danger of ‘life-threatening’ floods Tropical Storm Lala is set to hit Hawaii’s Big Island with hurricane force in a matter of hours, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rainfall and high surf in a sign of what a strengthening “super” El Niño in the Pacific may bring. The tropical storm is currently about 420 miles (675km)…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Tropical Storm Lala: Hawaii declares state of emergency, Maui County under watch as ‘life-threatening floods’ possible",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/tropical-storm-lala-hawaii-declares-state-of-emergency-maui-county",
        "published": "2026-08-14T15:11:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}