5 h. ago An unwanted neighbor: Heavy rain drives venomous snakes to residential areas in Florida

Cottonmouths, also known as water moccasins, seek higher and drier land during extreme floods

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7 h. ago London faces rush hour chaos as Storm Benjamin to hit with 50mph winds and heavy rain

London faces rush hour chaos as Storm Benjamin to hit with 50mph winds and heavy rain  London Evening Standard

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7 h. ago Storm Benjamin: London faces morning rush hour chaos as 50mph winds and torrential rain to hit capital

The capital is set for torrential showers and 50mph gusts, with the Met Office issuing yellow wind and rain warnings

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9 h. ago Met Office maps show exact time Storm Benjamin will cross UK

Storm Benjamin is set to bring 75mph winds and heavy rain this week

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11 h. ago Storm Benjamin weather warnings issued as Met Office weather maps show where heavy rain and high winds will hit Wales

Two weather warnings have been issued for Wales on Thursday, with up to 32mm of rainfall per hour and 55mph gusts forecast

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15 h. ago Full list of UK areas under Met Office weather warnings as Storm Benjamin hits

'Damaging' winds and heavy rain could hit parts of the UK on Thursday

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15 h. ago UK weather map: Where Storm Benjamin is set to bring 75mph winds and heavy rain this week

Met Office issues three yellow weather warnings as heavy downpours and strong gales to lash across UK

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16 h. ago Storm Benjamin set to hit UK with heavy rain and winds of more than 70mph

A yellow weather warning is in place for London along with much of England and Wales

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18 h. ago Met Office predicts big change in weather within hours and you'll feel it

It comes after the weather agency issued two yellow weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds

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19 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa brings flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica

Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region in the coming days

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37 h. ago Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for heavy rain across UK – check your area

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain across the UK, with the south and east of the country set to be hit by a 'heavy swathe of rain'

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38 h. ago Met Office weather warning of 21 hours of heavy rain and 48mph winds to batter London

Met Office weather warning of 21 hours of heavy rain and 48mph winds to batter London  MyLondon

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38 h. ago Met Office issues two UK weather warnings as 'damaging' winds and heavy rain forecast

Several weather warnings are in place as a "heavy swathe of rain" and "damaging winds" are set to hit the UK on Thursday

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39 h. ago London issued yellow weather warning with heavy rain and strong wind expected

London issued yellow weather warning with heavy rain and strong wind expected  This Is Local London

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39 h. ago UK braces for 75mph winds and heavy rain after Met Office issues weather warning

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind and rain for large parts of the UK on Thursday

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40 h. ago Met Office issue weather warning as 12 parts of Wales to be hit with 'extensive and heavy' rain

Wales is set to be hit by 'substantial rainfall' with a chance of flooding

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41 h. ago Bins flow down street as roads turn to rivers after Britain battered by torrential rain

The Met Office expects a deep area of low pressure will affect southern and eastern England from tomorrow night into Thursday with strong gusts and heavy rain.

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45 h. ago Man killed by falling tree branch, pedestrian blown into traffic as storm lashes parts of New Zealand

A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in Wellington as dangerous winds and heavy rain buffeted parts of the country

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46 h. ago Man killed by tree branch, pedestrian blown into road as storm buffets Wellington, New Zealand

A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in Wellington, New Zealand, as dangerous winds and heavy rain buffeted parts of the country

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62 h. ago Why your chocolate isn't chocolate any more: How heavy rain and high temperatures have seen cocoa prices soar, forcing manufacturers to use cheap alternatives

Due to the lack of cocoa in certain products, two brands by manufacturing giant McVitie's must now be labelled 'chocolate flavoured' after cost-cutting measures massively impacted their ingredients.

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