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		<title>Drought: &#8220;A Risk of Cuts in Urban Areas&#8221;&#8230; Are we Going to Run Out of Drinking Water in September?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[DRY: As water restrictions affect 62 million people, the issue of drinking water supply becomes]]></description>
		
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		<title>Breton Vegetable Production in Danger: Producers Warn of the Unprecedented Situation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In view of the worrying situation of producers in Brittany, the company Prince de Bretagne]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Barbecue Causes a Fire in Primelin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A barbecue built in a garden caused a fire in Primelin (Finistère), Saturday 1st August,]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fires: In the Var, the Fire has Stabilized but &#8220;the Fight Continues&#8221;, warns the Prefect</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gros Bessillon massif]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The fire in Gironde is &#8220;fixed&#8221; and &#8220;no longer progressing&#8221; announced Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Expected Heatwave: What to Expect in Loire-Atlantique?</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/07/new-expected-heatwave-expect-loire-atlantique/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the coming days a new heatwave will hit France, the fourth since the start]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wildfires Near Bordeaux Trigger Mass Evacuations</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/07/wildfires-bordeaux-france-spain-evacuations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wildfires Near Bordeaux Trigger Mass Evacuations Across France and Spain Wildfires sweeping across southwestern France]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Weather in Alençon and its Surroundings for Saturday 25th July2026</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/07/weather-alencon-surroundings-saturday-25th-july2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This Saturday 25th July in Alençon, clear sky in the morning, cloudy veil during the]]></description>
		
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		<title>He Burned Boxes in his Garden: Man Convicted of Starting a Fire near Saint-Nazaire</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/07/burned-boxes-garden-man-convicted-starting-fire-near-saint-nazaire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This Friday 24th July, a 54-year-old man received a six-month suspended prison sentence for involuntary]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fires: 4,800 Hectares Burned and 20,000 Evacuated in Gironde, 1,200 Hectares Destroyed and 5,000 Evacuated in Landes</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/07/fires-4800-hectares-burned-evacuations-gironde-landes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The South-West is in the grip of two major fires, favoured by an unusual drought.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Weather. What is the Weather Expected in Paris and Surrounding Areas on Tuesday 21st July, 2026?</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/07/weather-weather-expected-paris-surrounding-areas-tuesday-21st-july-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This Tuesday 21st July, 2026 in Paris, clear and cool skies in the morning with]]></description>
		
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