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		<title>Storm Goretti: Météo France Triggers Red Alert for Exceptional Winds</title>
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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>Wind, Heavy Rain, Violent Storms&#8230; Here are the 14 Departments on Alert this Wednesday 29th October 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A handful of departments in France are affected by yellow alert for storms, rain and]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gusts at 100 km/h: New Gust of Wind in France for Several Days, Forecast for All Saints Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A parade of disruptions are expected in France for the end of October 2025 and]]></description>
		
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		<title>Storm Benjamin: More than 45,000 Homes without Electricity in Nouvelle Aquitaine, Wind Gusts of up to 142 km/h in Charente-Maritime</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orange Alert]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This morning at 8.30am, Enedis already recorded more than 100,000 homes without electricity in France]]></description>
		
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		<title>Winds up to 105km/h: Charente Goes on Orange Alert, Angoulême-Saintes Trains Canceled this Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Charente is placed on orange alert for strong winds from this Thursday 6 a.m. until]]></description>
		
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		<title>Storm Benjamin: 18 Departments Now on Orange Alert on Thursday, Corrèze from this Evening</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/10/storm-benjamin-18-departments-orange-alert-thursday-correze-evening/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BAD WEATHER: The meteorological organization Météo-France placed eighteen departments on orange alert this Thursday for]]></description>
		
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		<title>Storm Benjamin: Gusts up to 130 km/h, Strong Waves, Disrupted SNCF Traffic&#8230; What to Expect on Thursday in New Aquitaine?</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/10/storm-benjamin-gusts-130-km-h-strong-waves-disrupted-sncf-traffic-expect-thursday-new-aquitaine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[WEATHER: Storm Benjamin, the first storm of the Autumn, will sweep across France from Wednesday]]></description>
		
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		<title>Storm Amy: A Man Drowned in Étretat, Another After a Tree Fell in Aisne</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/10/storm-amy-man-drowned-etretat-another-tree-fell-aisne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 17:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two people died in France after storm Amy. A man drowned this Saturday 4th October]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gusts at more than 80 km/h, Strong Waves: a Gust of Wind hits France this Weekend</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/09/gusts-80-km-h-strong-waves-gust-wind-hits-france-weekend/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meteo France has placed Finistère and Morbihan on alert, for a risk of high winds,]]></description>
		
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		<title>Meteo France Places Paris and the Ile-de-France in Yellow Alert for Violent Winds</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2022/11/meteo-france-places-paris-and-the-ile-de-france-in-yellow-alert-for-violent-winds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Météo France predicts strong winds in 46 departments, including Île-de-France. Strong gusts are expected in the]]></description>
		
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