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		<title>Climate Change, El Niño Bring T-Shirt Weather in December for Northern Hemisphere</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the cusp of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but in many places from the US to Japan, it feels more like spring — and forecasters say that&#8217;s a sign of what to expect over the next couple of months, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Australia Faces Increased Risk From Bushfires Ahead of El Niño Summer</title>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Australia faces an increased risk of bushfires during the approaching summer, authorities warned on Thursday, with the El Niño weather pattern expected to generate hotter and drier conditions across large swathes of the country. Three years of incessant rain has &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wildfires Prompt North Carolina, Tennessee Campgrounds to Evacuate; West Virginia Blaze Contained</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Wildfires prompted campgrounds in North Carolina and Tennessee to evacuate starting Sunday while firefighters prepared for high winds and low humidity on Monday, though officials hoped for some help from expected rain. The National Weather Service`s office in Morristown, Tennessee, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Virginia Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Wildfires</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency to assist firefighter response efforts on two wildfires around the state due to dry conditions and high winds. Two fires—the Quaker Run Fire in Madison County and the Tuggles Gap &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Many US Cities Vulnerable to Low Water Pressure Amid Wildfire Dangers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2023/10/02/742480.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze. As high winds whipped burning trees and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tech Startups in US, France, Germany Help in Fight Against Wildfires</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2023/09/25/741510.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[This year has been a challenging one for Phil Schneider, who hasn&#8217;t seen wildfire behavior like this in his 47-year firefighting career. Blazes raged through more than 2,000 acres of wildland in recent months in his county deep in the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wildfires Cost Europe €4.1 Billion as Temperatures Hit Records</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Wildfires have cost Europe an estimated €4.1 billion ($4.43 billion) in damages so far this year, as extreme heat seared the Mediterranean from Greece to Spain this summer. Nearly 400,000 hectares (988,420 acres) of land across the continent has so &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>More Than 600 Firefighters, Water-Dropping Planes Struggle to Control Greece Wildfires</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/08/28/738040.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries and backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters, were battling three major wildfires in Greece Sunday, two of which have been raging for days. A massive blaze in &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Athens Wildfires Burn Part of Forest in Mount Parnitha After Destroying Homes</title>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A wildfire near the Greek capital burned part of the forest in mount Parnitha, after destroying homes and cars, while Athens prepares for another difficult day as authorities have issued a high alert warning for fires on Thursday. The fires &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Climate Change Doubled Odds of Eastern Canada&#8217;s Extreme Wildfire Weather: Research</title>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[This summer&#8217;s wildfires in eastern Canada have raged so intensely that smoke from them darkened skies as far away as Portugal. From the outset, scientists said that Canada&#8217;s historic wildfire season bore the hallmarks of climate change. Now, a new &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Firefighters Curb Blazes Threatening 2 Canada Cities With More Hot Weather Expected</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/08/21/736226.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Firefighters kept wildfires at bay near the capital of Canada`s Northwest Territories as well as a threatened city in British Columbia, though no one claimed victory as forecasters warned that drier and windier weather was coming. For Saturday at least, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Raging Wildfires Prompt Evacuation of Northern Canadian City, Yellowknife</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/08/18/735921.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Wildfires have forced an evacuation of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada&#8217;s Northwest Territories. Officials with the territorial government told residents in the highest-risk areas to evacuate immediately. Other residents have until 12 p.m. local time on Friday to leave the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires in Europe</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Europe is once again battling scorching temperatures this summer, with wildfires blazing across the continent from the Mediterranean to Spain. Here&#8217;s how climate change drives these events. HOTTER, MORE FREQUENT HEATWAVES Climate change makes heatwaves hotter and more frequent. This &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Europeans Lack Insurance Protection as Wildfires and Drought Batter the Region</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/08/03/733588.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 06:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Europeans are among the least insured against certain types of extreme weather and other natural disasters in the developed world, a predicament made more worrisome as the continent suffers a summer of devastating heat, wildfires and drought. In recent months, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wildfire Risk Climbs for Spain as Heat Wave Moves to Iberia</title>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The focus of Europe&#8217;s heat is switching to Spain, with a high risk of wildfires in southern parts of the Iberian peninsula. Southern Spain is expected to exceed 40C (104F) on Monday, with regions around Cordoba under alert for hot &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Update: Greece Fights Almost 200 Wildfires as Wind Raises Risk in Mediterranean</title>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Greece is fighting almost 200 wildfires as strengthening winds put a sting in the tail of the Mediterranean&#8217;s fading heat wave. More villages in mainland Greece were evacuated on Thursday as blazes threatened, while two people died in Velestino. A &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Greece Wildfires Raise Questions for Tourists About Their Travel Insurance Cover</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 06:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Wildfires and evacuations on the Greek island of Rhodes, and a heat wave blasting much of southern Europe, have raised questions for tourists about their travel insurance coverage. As the threat of fires remains high throughout Greece and heat continues &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wildfires Rage Across Greece With Record Heat Forecast for Italy</title>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Wildfires are raging across Greece after about 19,000 people were evacuated from the island of Rhodes over the weekend, while record temperatures are forecast for Sardinia. Over the past 24 hours, 162 fires have been reported across Greece amid high &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>European Heat Wave Sees Temperatures Reaching 115F in Sardinia as Greece Burns</title>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Europe baked in intense heat, with temperatures reaching almost 46C (115F) on the Italian island of Sardinia on Wednesday, as wildfires continued to rage in Greece. Authorities warned lives were in danger after the latest blast of Saharan heat saw &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Wildfires Burn Record 25 Million Acres With No End in Sight</title>
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							<description><![CDATA[Canadian wildfires have scorched more than 10 million hectares (25 million acres) this summer, an area about the size of Iceland, with no end to the burning expected anytime soon. About 900 active fires were reported as of Saturday, most &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Record Wildfire Season Set to Worsen as Heat Builds</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Canada is bracing for higher-than-normal wildfire activity to continue into August, as soaring temperatures and drought turn much of the country&#8217;s vast forests into kindling. The Canada fire season, which normally runs from April to September, is barely half over &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>World Sees Hottest June on Record as North Atlantic Temperatures Rise</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Last month was the warmest June of the past three decades globally, with several places in western Europe hitting all-time records for the month, according to a report by Europe&#8217;s earth observation agency Copernicus. Ocean temperatures also rose to their &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Canadian Wildfires Are Causing Unhealthy Air Quality Again in Chicago, Other Parts of the US</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2023/06/29/727924.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) &#8211; Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States. Michigan&#8217;s Department of Environment, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s British Columbia Highway 99 Closed Due to Brush Fire</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 11:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Canada&#8217;s British Columbia Highway 99 was closed in both directions on Monday due to a brush fire, the British Columbia Wildfire Services (BCWS) said in a post on Twitter. The brush fire broke out in southwest of Whyte Lake, approximately &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Explosive Wildfires Damage Forest Set Aside for Carbon Offset Project</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/06/26/727238.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Canada&#8217;s explosive wildfire season has already pumped millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Some of that carbon is coming from vegetation burned at a carbon offset project, highlighting the fragility of a tool the world is relying &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Canadian Wildfires Shutter Sawmills, Drive Up Lumber Prices</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Canada&#8217;s worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills, driving up lumber prices and setting production back for months just as housing construction has slowed due to higher costs and a tight labor market. Canada has &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Michigan Wildfire Sparked by Campfire on Private Land</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[GRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) &#8211; A Michigan wildfire that&#8217;s burned more than 3 square miles (7.7 square km) amid hot, dry conditions was sparked by a campfire, the state Department of Natural Resources said Sunday. The Wilderness Trail Fire in &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wildfire on Canada&#8217;s Atlantic Coast Prompts Evacuation of 16,000, Damages Properties</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A wildfire on Canada&#8217;s Atlantic coast has damaged about 200 houses and other structures and prompted the evacuation of 16,000 people, many of whom were eager to return Tuesday to see whether homes and pets had survived. Firefighters worked through &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Update: Wildfires Rage Across Canada&#8217;s Gas Heartland, Cutting Production</title>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 17:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Wildfires raging across western Canada forced the evacuation of 30,000 residents and cut at least 234,000 barrels a day of oil and gas production as companies shut down wells and pipelines. A total of 100 blazes were burning Monday afternoon, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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