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Planning for the vacation! Fort Lauderdale it has to be

January 22, 2022707 Views

Americans will be observing the National Plan For Vacation Day on Jan. 25. Despite all the impact COVID had on our travel plans during the course of last couple of years through all its variants—the fact is that 81% percent of Americans are still planning a vacation in the next six months. And, if you are the one among them, or even if not among them but at any other place in the world planning for a trip, then Great Fort Lauderdale has to be definitely among the top choices for your plans. After two years of living through the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are feeling burned out and ready for a change of scenery. However, COVID-19 related health and safety concerns and increased workloads have prevented many American workers from using their hard earned time off. Americans are STILL no...

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An all new digital platform to experience Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach

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January 20, 2022263 Views

Championing “Our Best Side is Outside”, the Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau has announced the relaunch of PureFlorida.com. The site features improved UX and a plethora of tools for visitors to explore and plan their trip. Highlights include a direct booking engine, itinerary planner, easy sharing and a B2B section for sports, event and meeting producers that showcases the area’s venues and assets for comprehensive planning and management. “Our site’s newly incorporated functions and capabilities enhance the experience and decision-making process for potential clients,” said the Business Development Director of Sports, Sean Walter. “The ability to search by sport instead of just venues and the addition of audio and visual elements that elevate our venu...

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U.S. bald eagles comeback diminished by lead poisoning from bullets

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January 15, 2022726 Views

Bald eagles have lifted themselves from the brink of extinction in the United States but deaths caused by lead poisoning from ingesting hunters' bullets left in wildlife remains are holding back their population recovery, scientists say. Population increases of the majestic bird recognized as the national symbol of the United States have been suppressed by 6.3 percent for males and 4.2 percent for females, said the study by researchers at the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University, published in the Journal of Wildlife Management this week. "Mortalities from the ingestion of (lead) reduced the long-term growth rate and resiliency of bald eagles in the northeast United States over the last 3 decades," the study said. FILE PHOTO: The last rays of sunlight il...

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Winter storm dumps snow on U.S. Southeast, mid-Atlantic states

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January 3, 2022562 Views

A winter storm packing heavy snow and strong winds engulfed parts of the U.S. Southeast and mid-Atlantic states on Monday, forcing federal offices and schools to close as it threatened to make travel dangerous and knock out power. Severe weather warnings were in effect from Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia, and north into Washington and Philadelphia, where 4 to 8 inches (10-20 cm) of snow and 40 mile-per-hour (64 km-per-hour) winds were forecast, the National Weather Service said. A woman poses for a photograph beneath a snow-covered statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall, in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Some parts of the region could get 2 inches an hour and a total of a foot 1 foot (30 cm) of wet snow from the storm througho...

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US CDC asks to avoid cruise travel

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December 31, 20211161 Views

Cruise industry finds the new decision perplexing The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said people should avoid traveling on cruise ships regardless of their vaccination status, as daily COVID-19 cases in the country climb to record highs due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant. The move delivers another blow to the cruise industry that had just started returning to the seas in June after a months-long suspension of voyages caused by the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Cruise ships are seen docked at Miami port as the tourism industry is affected by the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Miami, Florida, U.S. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The CDC on Thursday raised its COVID-19 travel health notice level for cruise ships to its highest warning level, citing r...

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Baked Alaska – record December warmth and winter rains

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December 29, 2021935 Views

An unusual winter warm spell in Alaska has brought daytime temperatures soaring past 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5°C) and torrents of rain at a time of year normally associated with bitter cold and fluffy snow. At the island community of Kodiak, the air temperature at a tidal gauge hit 67 F (19.4°C) degrees on Sunday, the highest December reading ever recorded in Alaska, said scientist Rick Thoman of the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. FILE PHOTO: A house in Cordova, Alaska is covered with snow and icicles in this handout photo released to Reuters January 9, 2012. REUTERS/Erv Petty/Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management/Handout He called it "absurd." The new benchmark high came amid a spate of balmy December extremes, Thoman said, includin...

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Santa’s annual flight is guarded by two nation joint military command

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December 26, 20211215 Views

Undaunted by pandemics, supply-chain woes and labor shortages plaguing Earth-bound commerce, Santa Claus launched his reindeer-powered sleigh on Friday to deliver Christmas gifts to good girls and boys worldwide, according to military officials tracking his flights. "Santa's been doing this for centuries, he's a professional," said Canadian Army Captain Alexandra Hejduk, a spokesperson for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The joint U.S.-Canadian military command based at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is charged with monitoring air defenses and issuing aerospace and maritime warnings. NORAD'S Santa-tracking practice originated in 1955, when a Colorado Springs newspaper misprinted the number of a local department store for youngster...

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New York to scale down New Year’s Eve celebrations at Times Square

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December 24, 20211163 Views

New York will sharply limit the number of people it allows in Times Square for its New Year's Eve celebration, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday, in response to a surge of new coronavirus cases fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. For a second year in a row, the virus that causes COVID-19 is casting a shadow over the festivities, which typically draws huge crowds to the famed intersection in midtown Manhattan. After hours of live entertainment, the evening culminates with the dropping of a giant crystal ball at midnight, signaling the start of the new year. Millions of others around the world watch on television. FILE PHOTO: The Times Square ball is reflected in a nearby building as it is tested out for the media ahead of the New Year's celebration in Times Square in...

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Beavers head north and impact Arctic landscape

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December 23, 2021374 Views

New report maps their spread into tundra region of Alaska and northern Canada A new report has highlighted how beavers are heading further north and are having a significant impact on the landscape of northern Canada and Alaska. The Arctic Report Card 2021 report, published this month by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), describes how the North American beaver (Castor canadensis) has expanded its range in recent years and is now colonising Arctic territory. Beaver lodge (center), dam (bottom center), and pond on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska. (Photo: Ken Tape, Aug 2021) Authored by members of the Arctic Beaver Observation Network (A-BON), including Dr Helen Wheeler of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), the report details how scientists are us...

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Holiday travel plans in flux amidst Omicron risk

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December 22, 2021596 Views

Americans are facing a second Christmas of upended holiday plans, with a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the now-dominant Omicron variant forcing some people to cancel their travel and fret about whether it is safe to visit loved ones. Carmen Rivera and her fiancee Jasmine Maisonet made the painful decision to cancel their flights to visit family in Florida and Puerto Rico after Maisonet was exposed to an infected co-worker and tested positive for COVID-19. FILE PHOTO: A traveler walks through O'Hare International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 20, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Rivera, a newly elected city council member in Renton, Washington, hasn't seen her family in Puerto Rico since the start of the pandemic. With the la...