Category - North America

21
Oct

Long-range weather: Storm heading towards the Northwest U.S.

ACCUWEATHER.com is reporting that a storm heading for the Northwest United States and British Columbia, Canada may bring not only a wake-up call, but a knockout punch for some areas this weekend. Tranquil weather currently over the Northwest will soon deteriorate. Storms are lining-up for the attack over the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Coast […]

30
Sep

Flooding threatens Atlantic Seaboard

ACCUWEATHER.COM reports that although Tropical Storm Nicole has dissipated, flooding will still be a major threat along the Atlantic Seaboard through the end of the week. As Nicole moves northward from Florida waters and interacts with a front stretched north-south along the East coast of the US, rain already breaking out now will become heavier. […]

24
Sep

Hurricane watch in effect for Belize as Tropical Storm Matthew heads toward Central America

MIAMI (AP) — A hurricane watch has been issued for the coast of Belize as Tropical Storm Matthew in the southwestern Caribbean moves toward Central America. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Friday that Matthew has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph). It was moving west at 17 mph (28 […]

15
Sep

Hurricane Igor: Puerto Rico and USVI

UK Foreign Office: Hurricane Igor is expected to affect Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, evening local time on Tuesday 14 September and will continue to affect in to Wednesday 15 September. Swells generated by the Hurricane are likely to be the main effect, and these may cause life-threatening surf and Rip current conditions. […]

8
Apr

Porter Airlines cancels several flights for April 8, 2010

The Porter Flight numbers cancelled today are: 246 247 250 252 382 404 407 414 936

8
Jan

WestJet Carry On Changes

On December 25, a passenger travelling on a Delta Airlines flight from Europe to the U.S. attempted to detonate an explosive device. While this flight landed safely, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) have implemented a no carry-on baggage policy to speed up the security screening […]