Tropical Storm Elsa reached the north coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the late morning Wednesday — bringing heavy rains, causing power outages, and threatening high winds and floods as it moved. Elsa swept across Taylor County in the Big Bend area at about 11 a.m. with a sustained wind of 65 mph ET, the National Hurricane Center reported. The storm has already caused flooding in the…
As Storm Elsa approaches Florida Keys, a tropical storm warning has been issued for parts of central Florida. Specifically, it operates in Sumter County and parts of Marion County. Forecasters said the center of the tropical storm was located 50 miles southwest of Key West at 5:00 am Tuesday morning. Elsa moved north and northwest at a speed of about 12 mph with a maximum wind of 60 mph. Elsa…
Elza has increased to the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday — hitting the eastern Caribbean, where authorities closed schools, businesses and airports. It will presumably eventually head to Florida. The Category 1 storm has caused heavy rain and winds to hit Barbados and then Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which are struggling to recover from recent volcanic eruptions. p> Elsa was located about 5 miles north of…
Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning — approaching the Carolina coast less than two days after 13 people died in the aftermath of the storm in Alabama. Tragic incidents included a multi-vehicle accident in Butler County that killed 9 children. According to the authorities, eight of the children aged 4 to 17 were driving the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch vehicle. The youth ranch provides a home for abandoned or…
Lufthansa dropped the words “ladies and gentlemen «as a welcome on board — replacing them with a gender-neutral alternative. A representative of Europe's largest airline group said the move was aimed at making all passengers on board feel welcome, including those who does not identify as male or female. “Crews have been instructed to select a greeting that includes all passengers,” he said, adding that the phrase “dear guests” or…
Striving to become More inclusive Disney has changed the welcome note ahead of the Magic Kingdom fireworks show. On Wednesday, June 30, theme park staff were invited to a special preview of the new Magic Kingdom fireworks show in Orlando, Florida. The fireworks themselves did not undergo any noticeable changes, but those present quickly noticed that the greeting before the show sounded differently. The usual «Ladies and gentlemen, boys and…
Ukraine has its own New York again — after parliament voted this week to give back the name to a small town in the east, close to a zone of conflict with pro-Russian separatists. A huge banner with the words «New York» hangs over the entrance to the city hall , and the eponymous bakery sells coffee and croissants, writes AP. Originally called New York, the city was renamed Novgorodskoe…
University specialists Kyoto prefectures have created and tested a mask that glows when in contact with COVID-19 particles. This was reported by the Japanese edition of Kyodo News. Read today in USA.ONE magazine: In Japan, they invented a mask that glows upon contact with a coronavirus The head of the University, Yasuhiro Tsukamoto, led the development. Created a mask that glows on contact with COVID-19 particles A group of Japanese…
In the last issue, we shared with you the rating of the best cities for life in the USA. Now it's time for the older generation. And today we have prepared a rating of the best places for retirement in the United States. In the course of compiling the rating, 150 of the most densely populated megacities in the country were assessed. As a result of the analysis, the publication…
a new strain of the Omicron coronavirus, in connection with which President Joe Biden has taken several measures. First of all, they concern those entering the country, regardless of whether they are citizens or foreign travelers. Read today in USA.ONE magazine: The United States tightens entry rules What changes will take effect next week? In the US, the rules for taking the COVID-19 test have changed In particular, Joe Biden…
