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		<title>VIDEO. A Powerful Tornado Breaks Out South of Carcassonne, Significant Damage Feared</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tornado broke out in the area of the communes of Leuc and Pomas, south]]></description>
		
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		<title>Heatwaves, Wildfires and Drought: How France&#8217;s Summers Are Rapidly Changing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Heatwaves, drought and forest fires are becoming an increasingly familiar part of life in France.]]></description>
		
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		<title>El Niño Intensifies: Why the World Faces Record Heat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[El Niño is intensifying, raising global temperature fears, ecosystem risks, and urgent calls to prepare]]></description>
		
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		<title>With the &#8220;Heat Burst&#8221;, Extreme Storms to Fear in France this Week: what is this Phenomenon?</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/06/heat-burst-extreme-storms-fear-france-week-phenomenon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The historic heatwave in place in France is also causing storms, locally very violent, and]]></description>
		
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		<title>El Niño 2026: Wildfires and Extreme Heat Surge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[El Niño 2026: A Perfect Storm for Wildfires and Extreme Heat The world may be]]></description>
		
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		<title>France Flood Alerts: Soaked Soils Keep Regions Under Threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Heavy rains and swollen rivers continue to plague large parts of France this February, as]]></description>
		
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		<title>Historic Flooding Crisis Hits Western France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Historic Flooding Crisis Grips Western France: Thousands Evacuated France is facing one of its most]]></description>
		
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		<title>Storm Nils: River Banks Burst in Aiguillon &#8211; People Evacuated</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/02/storm-nils-aiguillon-river-banks-burst-evacuations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Storm Nils: River Banks Burst in Aiguillon, Hundreds Evacuated Southwest France is facing chaos as]]></description>
		
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		<title>Snow and Ice: Orange Alert Extended to Thirteen Departments</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2018/03/snow-and-ice-orange-alert-extended-to-thirteen-departments/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This Monday morning, Meteo France has extended the orange alert for snow and ice to]]></description>
		
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		<title>Thunderstorms: End of the Orange Alert in the French Departments</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 04:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The orange alert for thunderstorms and rain was lifted this Thursday morning for the last]]></description>
		
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