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    "excerpt": "Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply of freshwater. So, when the winds are calm enough, skilled pilots flying planes aptly named Super Scoopers are skimming off 1,500 gallons of seawater at a time and dumping it with high precision on the fires.",
    "lang": null,
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    "title": "Planes are dumping ocean water to fight the Los Angeles fires. Here\u2019s why using saltwater is typically a last resort"
}