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ALERT LEVEL RAISED AT BAGANA VOLCANO

***ALERT LEVEL RAISED***   Bagana Volcano, Papua New Guinea  Aviation Alert Level Raised To ORANGE

Tornadoes And Rainstorms Causes Mayhem In Greece

Tornadoes destroyed homes and farms in the Ilia prefecture while rainstorms caused damages in western Greece and the Ionian islands late Thursday night.   In Ilia, tornadoes tore down houses and destroyed farms, while in some places they were so…

Hurricane Newton Smashes Into Mexico’s Luxury Resort Area of Los Cabos

Hurricane Newton smashed into Mexico’s western coast early Tuesday, battering the upscale resorts of Los Cabos with 90-mph winds and driving rain. The Category-2 storm was generating hurricane-force winds 40 miles from its center as it rolled over the Baja…

Hurricane Madeline, Lester threaten to hit Hawaii with one-two punch

Merchants boarded up shop windows Wednesday along Hilo Bay, and shoppers snatched supplies of food and water from grocery store shelves as what could be the first hurricane to hit Hawaii in a quarter-century neared the island.   The National…

‘Severe Turbulence’ Injures 16 On Heathrow-Bound Flight

A London-bound flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Ireland after 16 people were injured during “severe and unexpected turbulence”.   United Airlines flight UA-880 was diverted mid-flight and made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport at around…

Power outage temporarily grounds flights at South Florida airports

A “power problem” grounded flights Thursday at Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said.   Local 10 News obtained the transmission between traffic controllers and pilots during the outage.     “OK…

Powerful Typhoon Mindulle Lashes Tokyo Area, Japan

A powerful typhoon has battered the Greater Tokyo area in Japan, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured, according to media reports.   Typhoon Mindulle made landfall at noon (local time) on Monday, moving upwards from the Japanese…