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  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "heat-dome-weather",
  "title": "HEAT DOME Weather",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/heat-dome-weather/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/heat-dome-weather.json",
  "summary": "Widespread extreme-heat event (heat dome) producing dangerous conditions, excess deaths reporting, and public-safety media coverage.",
  "why_now": "The contemporaneous reporting of expanding dangerous conditions and counted deaths concentrates attention on immediate safety and verification of impacts.",
  "evidence_summary": "Sustained multi-outlet coverage of a large heat event indicates a public-safety and civic-impact signal that can drive weather-seeking behavior, infrastructure strain, and local emergency responses.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 86.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions - AP News",
    "The Post counted 70 deaths from July heat domes. The true toll may not be known. - The Washington Post"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions - AP News",
      "source": "AP News",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxNd29vSDdrVk1HRk1TZXlkNklzQ0NYaFZRU3Z3cDlBVG5nci1zbTBzVXFYdnp5cWtIVjlUMTVxN240YXkyRU9xUm45V3pSZjItUlliWVRJWDZYQ2tXX29fYkc3cjdFNzhQUzlXMEVrOFI3N1ZfVDM0M05fMTk2MXBhN09zbkhjb1NNTlRkc0RzdjZSM2Q3UllkS3FFVzdaYU9iRlVNcA?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202607261850_signal_Quality-4-heat-dome-weather",
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