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Tornadoes death toll in US up to 31

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:28:54 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A number of tornadoes have torn through several states in the centre and south of the US and the death toll now stands at 31, but there are fears it will rise as rescue workers check rubble. The deaths occurred in four states: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Alabama, but areas in at least [...]

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Brrrr, hunker down, high winds and more snow en route

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:20:05 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The weather people have given it a name already: winter storm Andrea is en route and we can expect snow down to 400 metres in the Jura and Lake Geneva regions. Snow should fall down to the plain in canton Valais, with high winds in mountain areas. The Jura can expect gusts [...]

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Britain blown sideways by winter gales

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:51:51 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Two die as high winds sweep the region GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Winds of up to 100mph in Scotland and other parts of Britain 3 January are causing considerable damage, with some areas suffering power cuts and transport disrupted, including the London-Edinburgh trains. A man died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in southern England when a tree [...]

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Weather disrupts Swiss travel, by air and road

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:28:07 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA / ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Zurich airport is suffering major disruptions due to storms Friday evening 16 December and Geneva airport saw delays during the day, as winter blew into Switzerland with a vengeance. Valais police are reporting several roads closed due to heavy snow, and the car/train link between Goppenstein and Kandersteg was closed [...]

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Italy, France recovering from latest flash floods

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:55:26 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Genoa, Italy is cleaning up after Liguria’s Friday floods, which followed those of a week earlier centred around nearby Spezia. Four people are reported dead and scores injured after flash floods 4 November. France’s Var region was hard hit by floods over the weekend, with a retired couple missing and presumed dead [...]

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Week-end storms nearly the norm: USA, Africa, Thailand

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:38:46 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Hurricanes and tropical storms in Asia and North America, torrential rains in Africa: heavy rains and flooding are causing heavy damage and deaths. Irene drifted from a hurricane to a tropical storm by the time it hit New York, and while damage was less than feared, the storm killed 16 people in [...]

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Weekend weather (update)

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:25:46 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Update 21:50 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Expect change! Geneva Friday night is experiencing heavy storms, as they build up to the east. Trains on the Geneva-Lausanne run are suffering 15-20 minute delays and a tree has fallen on the tracks near Rolle, reports TSR. Valais police have sent out a news alert asking media to inform [...]

Ireland cancels flights as Icelandic ash threatens skies

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 24 May 2011 07:57:01 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Air Lingus, BA and Ryanair late Monday canceled several flights from Ireland and England to Scotland, with volcanic ash threatening northern Europe’s skies following the latest volcanic eruption in Iceland. Grimsvoetn in southeastern Iceland began to spew ash late Saturday 23 May and weather forecasters say ash could reach Scotland Tuesday, forcing [...]

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New Zealand keeps its cool, watching Yasi

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 07:03:44 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Australia’s neighbour New Zealand has been watching the lethal floods and storms in Australia, keeping a comfortable distance, but some residents of the land where the Hobbits make movies have been asking why extreme weather conditions seem to skirt around them. The New Zealand Herald took time out from Australia-watching to explain: “New Zealand is [...]

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US travellers dealt blizzard blows

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:59:48 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The northeastern US is snowed in by blizzards, and with the three main airports in New York closed down due to snow, travel throughout the country is disrupted. NPR reports that 2,000 flights were cancelled in New York alone, but the storm has brought gusting winds of up to 128kph and heavy snowfalls from Maine [...]