{"id":"8698c512-bca5-4336-b4fd-5a04fc4946aa","url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/us-west-stays-warm-after-second-hottest-september-on-record","domain":"bloomberg.com","outlet":{"name":"Bloomberg","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"US West Stays Warm After Second-Hottest September on Record","plainHeadline":"The US West remained warm as September tied for the second-hottest on record.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":[],"topics":["Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-01T12:51:53.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-01T13:32:04.931Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/3021559b-21f2-4c2b-9860-7c1695587684","storyId":"3021559b-21f2-4c2b-9860-7c1695587684","image":null,"author":"Brian K. Sullivan","dek":"Southern California and the West will start October much warmer than normal, after the US had its second-hottest September on record, according to a key metric used by energy traders and meteorologists."}