https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss insurance Baloise has come up with a novel way to try and reduce payouts for hail damage – by using a plane to attack ice-containing clouds. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180814/swiss-insurer-hopes-hail-plane-can-cut-costly-payouts Tue, 14 Aug 2018 23:01:48 +0200 swiss-insurer-hopes-hail-plane-can-cut-costly-payouts Heavy rain, gale force winds, hail and lightening – Switzerland has experienced all these weather phenomena since Wednesday when a major storm front began moving across the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180601/storms-leave-trail-of-destruction-across-switzerland Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:23:10 +0200 storms-leave-trail-of-destruction-across-switzerland After a particularly mild autumn to date, Switzerland experienced its first frost of the season this week as temperatures fell below zero in many low-lying parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161012/winter-is-coming-first-frost-hits-swiss-cities Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:15:06 +0200 winter-is-coming-first-frost-hits-swiss-cities A hailstorm caused a 24-car pile-up on Sunday as wintry weather conditions hit northwestern Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161010/hailstorm-causes-massive-crash-in-neuchtel Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:44:20 +0200 hailstorm-causes-massive-crash-in-neuchtel Storms and heavy rain battered Switzerland this weekend, causing flooding, power outages and landslides. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160530/weekend-storms-wreak-havoc-in-switzerland Mon, 30 May 2016 10:57:05 +0200 weekend-storms-wreak-havoc-in-switzerland Switzerland came close to a European heat record at the weekend, with a temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius measured in Basel-Binningen on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130729/weekend-temperatures-soared-to-near-record-level Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:50:00 +0200 weekend-temperatures-soared-to-near-record-level