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		<title>Storm Pedro: New Departments on Alert for Floods, Strong Winds, Waves&#8230; the Forecasts this Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New departments are on orange flood alert, and the alert is maintained in the most]]></description>
		
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		<title>Floods: A Man Goes Missing in Maine-et-Loire after his Canoe Capsized</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On February 18, 2026, the prefecture of Maine-et-Loire announced the disappearance of a man whose]]></description>
		
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		<title>Thunderstorms, Wind and High Risk of Flooding: Bad Weather Back in France, Forecasts for this Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Météo France placed almost all of France on alert on Wednesday February 18 for various]]></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 Leaves 450,000 Homes Without Power in France</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As parts of southwestern France begin assessing the damage from Storm Nils, more than 450,000 homes remain]]></description>
		
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		<title>Storm Goretti: Météo France Triggers Red Alert for Exceptional Winds</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/01/storm-goretti-meteo-france-triggers-red-alert-exceptional-winds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wind gusts of 160 km/h are expected in Normandy between this Thursday 8th January and]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hérault: The Department is on Red Alert Due to the Risk of Flooding</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/herault-department-red-alert-due-risk-flooding/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ALERT: Météo-France has placed Hérault on red alert, &#8220;in a context of heavy flooding of]]></description>
		
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		<title>Heatwave: Thirteen Departments are Placed in Red Alert this Wednesday for the Risk of Thunderstorms</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2020/08/heatwave-thirteen-departments-placed-red-alert-wednesday-risk-thunderstorms/</link>
					<comments>https://chb44.com/2020/08/heatwave-thirteen-departments-placed-red-alert-wednesday-risk-thunderstorms/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 06:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[WEATHER: Thunderstorms are expected from the west but it will still be very hot, according to Meteo]]></description>
		
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		<title>Weather in Paris Placed in Heatwave Red Alert, 40 Degrees Expected</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2020/08/weather-paris-placed-heatwave-red-alert-40-degrees-expected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Friday 7th August 2020, Meteo France placed Paris on heatwave red alert indicating that temperatures]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rains and Floods: 2 Departments in Red Alert, 26 in Orange Alert</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2020/05/rains-floods-2-departments-red-alert-26-orange-alert/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 05:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meteo France has placed the Gironde and the Landes in red alert because of the]]></description>
		
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