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9
Jul

Midwest: severe weather forecast for Tuesday

More than 35 million people will be at risk for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday and Tuesday night from the Plains to the Midwest. A few of the major cities that could have damaging winds and large hail include Chicago, Ill., Madison, Wis., Milwaukee, Wis., Omaha, Neb., Minneapolis, Minn. and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The timing of […]

9
Jul

Tropical Storm Chantal: update

As Chantal tracks west-northwestward across the Caribbean, the greatest threat from the tropical storm will be from flooding this week. The Windward islands (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Grenada)will experience tropical storm conditions Tuesday, followed by similar conditions over parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Tuesday night and […]

8
Jul

Kenya: warning for U.S. citizens

Travel Warning U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Kenya – July 05, 2013 The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. U.S. citizens in Kenya, and those considering travel to Kenya, should evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing and recently heightened threats from […]

8
Jul

San Francisco Airport: open with delays

From the SFO website: Our thoughts and prayers are with the passengers and crew of Asiana flight 214. The Airport is grateful to all first responders and agencies working to investigate and recover from this tragic event. OPERATIONS Runways: 1/19 Left & Right – reopened on Saturday, July 6th 28 Right – reopened on Sunday, […]

8
Jul

Italy: strikes announced

July 18, 2013 Alitalia flight attendants, noon-4 p.m. Blue Panorama flight attendants, 24 hours EasyJet flight attendants, 24 hours Milan airport staff, 24 hours July 27, 2013 Milan airport staff, 24 hours. Questioning whether this will be allowed, being so close to the July 18 strike. Also this gets into the time at the height […]

5
Jul

Mexico: West Coast tropical storm Erick

MIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Erick is intensifying off the coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Eric was centered about 145 miles (235 km) south of Zihuatanejo on Friday morning. Its maxiumum sustained winds had reached 50 mph (85 kph), and it was moving west-northwest at about 13 mph […]