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            <title><![CDATA[More hosepipe bans in force as drought declared - is your area affected?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[About 30 million people have been placed under hosepipe bans due to higher demand and low rainfall.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:37:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mixed weekend for UK with warm sunshine before rain for some on Sunday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Expect a dry and pleasant Saturday with rain for northern and western areas on Sunday, ahead of some strong wind and rain early next week.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:49:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When and how to see the Harvest Moon in 2026]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[September's full Moon will rise on Saturday 26 September. The best viewing conditions currently look to be across southern and eastern parts of the UK.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:46:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Weather for the week ahead]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Could the season's first named storm be heading for the UK next week?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:46:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Scientists say the developing El Niño is now the strongest on record with weather impacts already being felt around the world.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Your pictures as equinox marks the start of astronomical autumn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing their images of autumn as we pass the autumn equinox.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:11:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How climate change is reshaping Britain's trees]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hotter summers are forcing growers to rethink which trees thrive in the UK.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will El Niño bring winter snow to the UK?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Will El Niño bring winter snow to the UK? Matt Taylor looks ahead to the autumn and winter months.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:43:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[At least seven months of relentless rain needed to end drought, research shows]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Almost 75% of England remains in drought following an exceptionally dry spring and summer.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:22:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five night sky events to look out for this autumn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[From meteor showers to a November supermoon, there are a number of impressive sights to behold in the autumn night sky. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:53:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[El Niño likely to cause wetter and warmer-than-normal autumn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A warmer and wetter-than-normal autumn is in store for the UK, according to the latest Met Office forecasts.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:27:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Summer wildfires caused catastrophic hidden damage, scientists warn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bangor University researchers say the scale of damage is far greater than what is immediately visible.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:12:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak, but a strong El Niño means no hurricanes have formed this year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:22:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Climate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:05:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[El Niño likely to cause wetter and warmer-than-normal autumn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A warmer and wetter-than-normal autumn is in store for the UK, according to the latest Met Office forecasts.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:27:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Watch: Downed trees and flooding as Hurricane Lowell batters western Hawaii]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The storm brought damaging winds and torrential rain to parts of the island on Monday and Tuesday, triggering concerns about flash flooding and mudslides.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:11:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why on average it rains more in August than September]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[September for the UK as a whole is actually a drier month than August. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:20:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heatwaves ruined 40% of our peppers, says grower]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lea Valley Growers' Association says it has lost 27,000kg of sweet peppers during picking season.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:33:20 GMT</pubDate>
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