Menacing Storm Outbreak Set to Begin Across Central US Wednesday Portions of the Plains will be at risk of severe weather on Wednesday, the first of a two-day severe weather event across the region. Following a dry start to the day, thunderstorms are forecast to develop late on Wednesday afternoon and become more widespread heading […]
Security: Elections and demonstrations Presidential elections are scheduled to take place on July 9, 2014. Demonstrations, which have the potential of becoming violent without warning, may occur in the period surrounding the elections. Large and occasionally violent protests have taken place in many parts of the country over a wide range of issues. Sporadic ethnic and religious […]
MADAGASCAR – Exercise a high degree of caution There is no nationwide advisory in effect for Madagascar. However, you should exercise a high degree of caution in light of the current political situation and increasing crime rate. http://travel.gc.ca/destinations/madagascar?utm_source=madagascar&utm_medium=travel_en&utm_campaign=mailout_links&utm_content=2014-05-05%2001:21%20pm
A line of severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain and damaging winds to the Hong Kong area early Monday morning, local time. The thunderstorms brought around 25 mm (1.00 inch) of rain in 30 minutes. Wind gusts over 50 mph were also experienced across the city as the storms moved through the area. At around the […]
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake centered 100 miles south of Tokyo shook the Japanese capital early on Monday; however, no deaths or major damage have been reported in the tremor’s wake A powerful earthquake rattled the nerves of Tokyo residents in the early hours of Monday morning, but failed to cause any substantial damage. Local authorities reported that at […]
Bad weather forces as many as four emergency landing at the Indianapolis International Airport and 13 flights were diverted from Chicago on Tuesday. The runways were substantially busy on Tuesday to handle the emergency landing of two passenger airplanes, one private Leer jet and a military plane. The first landing involved was a regional carrier […]