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World - / Sep 22, 2026 - Florida artist spent decades creating a strange property; family brings back its Halloween tradition - Florida artist Lewis VanDercar spent decades transforming his Wesley Chapel property into a world of sculptures, unusual buildings and gardens. Known as the "Warlock of Wesley Chapel", he also hosted Halloween celebrations for local children. Now, his family is opening the property for its first public Halloween Spookfest on October 3.

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World - / Sep 22, 2026 - Oregon introduced beachgrass to hold shifting sand in place; it later changed the entire dune system - In 1910, Oregon introduced European beachgrass to stabilise shifting dunes near Coos Bay. The plant succeeded but spread widely, covering much of the dune system and changing sand movement. As open, shifting habitats declined, native plants and animals adapted to moving dunes, including the endangered Western Snowy Plover, also lost important habitat.

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Cambridgeshire weather forecast: Sunny intervals and 24°C high on September 22, 2026

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Lewisham weather today September 22 2026: Sunny intervals and 26°C high

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Cardiff weather today: Sunny intervals, 22°C max, high humidity expected

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York weather today: Sunny intervals, 22°C high, high humidity expected

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Belfast weather today: Sunny intervals expected with mild temperatures up to 20°C

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Sheffield weather today: Sunny intervals, 21°C high, low rain chance

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Edinburgh weather today: Sunny intervals, 21°C high, 10% chance of rain

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Nottingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected today

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Glasgow weather forecast: Sunny intervals today, heavy rain expected later this week

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Birmingham weather today: sunny intervals, high humidity, and a mild 22°C forecast

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London weather today: Sunny intervals, 26°C high, minimal rain expected

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected September 22, 2026

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