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Accuweather Nov 10 A powerful storm system lashed out at the United Kingdom Monday and Tuesday, leaving behind widespread flooding and nearly a half of foot of snow in some places. AccuWeather.com forecasters expect a second storm system to bring even more wintry weather on Thursday. Tropical storm-force winds hit the island as heavy rain […]

Public Health Agency of Canada: Upated Nov 1, 2010. An increased number of pertussis cases (also called whooping cough) has been reported this year in California in the United States. As of October 26, 2010, the California Department of Public Health has reported 6,257 confirmed, probable and suspect cases of pertussis for a state rate […]

THE National Hurricane Centre update on Tropical Storm Tomas National Hurricane Center at 2:00 pm EDT: WATCHES AND WARNINGS from the National Hurricane Center TROPICAL STORM TOMAS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 26A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010 200 PM EDT THU NOV 04 2010 …RAINBANDS OF TOMAS MOVING ACROSS JAMAICA AND SOUTHWESTERN HAITI… SUMMARY […]

Airline Advisories: AC, AA Air Canada (AC) Travel Alert: Effective for November 2 and 3 St. Lucia (UVF) Hurricane Tomas may impact flights from November 1 to 3. Air Canada has revised its ticketing policy for customers booked on affected flights to facilitate changes to bookings. Visit aircanada.com for more information. American Airlines (AA) Travel […]

ACCUWEATHER.com reports that Hurricane Tomas is weakening, but there is growing concern that the now tropical storm will regain strength and target Haiti later this week. Tomas was a Category 2 hurricane as it battered the Windward Islands on Saturday night. Disruptive wind shear (strong wind shear high in the atmosphere) has since caused Tomas […]

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on travel to: Indonesia:Exercise high degree of caution Mount Merapi (near Yogyakarta) began erupting on October 26, 2010. Those living within a 10 km radius of the crater have been advised to evacuate. Canadians should avoid the area and follow the advice of local […]