GenevaLunch » winds http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no High winds lead to forest fire in Valaishttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/28/high-winds-lead-to-forest-fire-in-valais/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/28/high-winds-lead-to-forest-fire-in-valais/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:13:16 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69675 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The high winds that have been blowing in canton Valais for the past four days provoked a forest fire in Vernayaz/Miéville Saturday 28 April at 14:40. Police in Valais say the fire is under control and no homes were touched by it. It started when high winds pushed over a tree and it [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/28/high-winds-lead-to-forest-fire-in-valais/feed/ 0 Britain blown sideways by winter galeshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/03/britain-blown-sideways-by-winter-gales/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/03/britain-blown-sideways-by-winter-gales/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:51:51 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=64924 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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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/03/britain-blown-sideways-by-winter-gales/feed/ 0 Alaska told to brace for deadly stormhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/09/alaska-told-to-brace-for-deadly-storm/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/09/alaska-told-to-brace-for-deadly-storm/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:37:05 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63406 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A “superstorm” is advancing on Alaska and expected to arrive Wednesday night 9 November, according to the US National Weather Service: “Damaging winds, coastal flooding, and blizzard conditions are among the expected impacts of a Bering Sea “superstorm” expected to slam into Alaska this evening.” Residents are being warned to take precautions, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/09/alaska-told-to-brace-for-deadly-storm/feed/ 0 Vikings football game postponed; Metrodome roof collapseshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/12/vikings-football-game-postponed-metrodome-roof-collapses/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/12/vikings-football-game-postponed-metrodome-roof-collapses/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:12:52 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=51023 GenevaLunch.com International sports, American football Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (GenevaLunch) – The biggest snowfall in Minnesota since 1991, with 43 cm of fresh snow, nearly two feet, caused the inflatable roof of the Metrodome to collapse about 05:00 Sunday. The Metrodome is home to the several sports teams, including the Minnesota Vikings. Their game with the New [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/12/vikings-football-game-postponed-metrodome-roof-collapses/feed/ 1 Foot of snow on way to N of England, Scotland (update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/03/31/foot-of-snow-on-way-to-n-of-england-scotland/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/03/31/foot-of-snow-on-way-to-n-of-england-scotland/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:25:34 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=39452 GenevaLunch.com Northern England and Scotland are expecting to have a foot of snow dumped on them in the pre-Easter holidays period. Northern Ireland was hit Tuesday night and the Met Office in the UK says unconfirmed reports of 20-30 cm of snow on the ground are coming in from that area. Meanwhile, the BBC reports the [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/12/29/avalanche-danger-to-rise-wednesday/feed/ 0 Heavy rains, much flooding expected in UKhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/11/19/heavy-rains-much-flooding-expected-in-uk/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/11/19/heavy-rains-much-flooding-expected-in-uk/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:12:44 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=31858 GenevaLunch.com The UK weather service has told Britain to expect heavy rain Thursday and Friday, accompanied by widespread flooding in northwest England and southwest Scotland. A tidal surge in the Irish Sea could spell flooding in and north of Aberystwyth, Wales and gusting up to 70 miles per hour in some areas could add to the [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/11/19/heavy-rains-much-flooding-expected-in-uk/feed/ 0 Eastern Switzerland storms kill one, cause heavy damagehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/05/27/eastern-switzerland-storms-kill-one-cause-heavy-damage/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/05/27/eastern-switzerland-storms-kill-one-cause-heavy-damage/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 07:30:06 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=18642 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Lucerne, Zurich, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Several areas in eastern Switzerland were hard hit by heavy thunderstorms and winds Tuesday afternoon 26 May. A man was killed when a tree blew down and landed on the car he was driving in Romanshorn, Thurgau and a woman is in stable condition at a Bern hospital [...]

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