{"id":315353,"date":"2026-02-04T21:01:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-floridians-are-happy-about-freezing-iguanas-falling-from-trees-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:01:36","slug":"why-floridians-are-happy-about-freezing-iguanas-falling-from-trees-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-floridians-are-happy-about-freezing-iguanas-falling-from-trees-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Floridians are happy about freezing iguanas falling from trees | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vLbTLGCEF_U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Floridians are happy about freezing iguanas falling from trees | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vLbTLGCEF_U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Residents of South Florida in the US have started their spring cleaning a little early by rounding up green iguanas in their gardens, on sidewalks, and on streets. 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