Updated: 12:23, Monday, 30 April 2012

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Man dies after tent collapses in Missouri

Sunday, 29 April 2012

One person has been killed and over 100 injured after a tent collapsed during a storm in the US state of Missouri.

Heavy rain causing traffic disruption

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Met Éireann said there was between 15mm and 25mm of rain in places today.
Hayes says companies must provide flood insurance

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Householders who are unable to obtain weather related flood insurance cover should get in touch with the Office of Public Works.
Child killed in Limerick road crash

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

A six-year-old boy has been killed after being hit by a car in Co Limerick.
Up to 12 tornadoes hit Dallas-Fort Worth area

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Up to a dozen powerful tornadoes have touched down in the densely populated Dallas-Fort Worth area of the US state of Texas.
Australia's floods force thousands from homes

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Fears that a levee holding back the swollen Murrumbidgee River would fail have eased in Australia's southeast.
35 killed in powerful midwest tornadoes

Saturday, 3 March 2012

Powerful tornadoes have killed at least 35 people and caused widespread damage in four US states.
Swedish man trapped in car for two months

Sunday, 19 February 2012

A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in to his car on a forest track for two months with no food.
Galway man sets world marathon record

Monday, 6 February 2012

A Galway man has successfully completed seven marathons on seven continents in less than five days.
Melting snow causes a Bulgarian dam to burst

Monday, 6 February 2012

Freezing temperatures in Europe have claimed another 33 lives, while melting snow has caused a dam in Bulgaria to burst.
Snow forces cancellation of Aer Lingus flights

Saturday, 4 February 2012

Aer Lingus has cancelled a number of flights between Ireland and the UK due to heavy snow falls. The number of deaths related to the big freeze across Europe has risen to over 260.
Cold snap claims 160 lives across Europe

Thursday, 2 February 2012

A cold snap in Europe has led to the deaths of 160 people as countries from Italy to Ukraine struggle to cope with plummeting temperatures.

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