Drop in altitude on JetBlue flight that forced emergency landing injured at least 15, officials say
Read full article: Drop in altitude on JetBlue flight that forced emergency landing injured at least 15, officials sayOfficials say at least 15 JetBlue passengers were injured after a sudden drop in altitude forced an emergency landing in Florida.
Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation
Read full article: Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operationThe pet rail project of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could wind up costing as much as $30 billion.
Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approaches
Read full article: Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approachesStung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl.
Mexico's president inaugurates first part of $20 billion tourist train project on Yucatan peninsula
Read full article: Mexico's president inaugurates first part of $20 billion tourist train project on Yucatan peninsulaMexico’s president has inaugurated the first part of the pet project of his administration, a tourist train that runs in a rough loop around the Yucatan peninsula.
Iga Swiatek is the first woman since Serena Williams to win WTA Player of the Year twice in a row
Read full article: Iga Swiatek is the first woman since Serena Williams to win WTA Player of the Year twice in a rowIga Swiatek’s second consecutive season-ending No. 1 ranking has helped her collect a second consecutive WTA Player of the Year award.
The WTA Finals semis are Coco Gauff vs. Jessica Pegula, and Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga Swiatek
Read full article: The WTA Finals semis are Coco Gauff vs. Jessica Pegula, and Aryna Sabalenka vs. Iga SwiatekCoco Gauff has overcome 17 double-faults and come back after being a game away from elimination at the WTA Finals to pull out a 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in a round-robin match.
The WTA Finals match between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina was suspended because of rain
Read full article: The WTA Finals match between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina was suspended because of rainAryna Sabalenka’s bid to clinch the year-end No. 1 ranking has been put on hold because her WTA Finals round-robin match against Elena Rybakina was suspended in the second set by rain.
Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales
Read full article: Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill salesMexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall.
Two taxi drivers arrested in Mexican resort of Cancun for assaulting van carrying foreign tourists
Read full article: Two taxi drivers arrested in Mexican resort of Cancun for assaulting van carrying foreign touristsTwo taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign tourists.
Dropped COVID-19 travel restrictions could be boon for Florida economy
Read full article: Dropped COVID-19 travel restrictions could be boon for Florida economyThe Biden administration announced that, as of midnight on June 12th, international travelers coming to the United States will no longer need a negative COVID-19 test to get into the country.
Mexico COVID-19 infections up, especially at tourism centers
Read full article: Mexico COVID-19 infections up, especially at tourism centersCOVID-19 infections are rising across Mexico, especially in two states home to major tourism destinations on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean that were busy during the holiday season.
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Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim
Read full article: Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aimTourists walk on the beach as the tail end of Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta, the 27th named storm of a very busy Atlantic hurricane season, was a hurricane when it began raking across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula early Tuesday. It emerged in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm but was expected to regain hurricane strength before landfall south of New Orleans on Wednesday evening. Officials in two Mexican states hit by Zeta reported power outages and damage caused by downed trees, but no deaths. The extraordinarily busy hurricane season has focused attention on the role of climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.
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3 more sleeps until it’s (slightly) cooler
Read full article: 3 more sleeps until it’s (slightly) coolerExpect a high today of 89 in Orlando, well above the average high of 83 for this time of year. The record high in Orlando on this date is 92, set in 1919. Orlando’s yearly rain surplus currently sits at 1.35 inches, although the city is plus-4.36 inches since September 1. Pinpointing the tropicsZeta strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane from a tropical storm Monday and now has winds of 75 mph. Zeta has moved into Cancun and will eventually push into the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall near Louisiana on Wednesday evening.
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Hurricane Zeta closes in on resort zone of Mexico's Yucatan
Read full article: Hurricane Zeta closes in on resort zone of Mexico's YucatanClouds gather over Playa Gaviota Azul as Tropical Storm Zeta approaches Cancun, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane Monday as it heads toward the eastern end of Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. Carlos Joaquín warned that “nobody should be on the streets ... you shouldn’t go out anymore” until the hurricane passed. Zeta broke the record for the previous earliest 27th Atlantic named storm that formed Nov. 29, 2005. There was also a Tropical Storm Zeta in 2005, but that year had 28 storms because meteorologists later went back and found they missed one, which then became an “unnamed named storm."
LIVE TRACK, MORE: Zeta strengthens to a hurricane before hitting Yucatan, heading for US
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, MORE: Zeta strengthens to a hurricane before hitting Yucatan, heading for USMIAMI – Hurricane Zeta lashed Mexico’s Caribbean coast resorts around Tulum with high winds and rain Monday night as it headed toward the Yucatan Peninsula and then a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. It was the second time this month that boat captain Francisco Sosa Rosado had to perform the same maneuver, after Hurricane Delta hit the resort in early October. Trees felled by Hurricane Delta barely three weeks earlier still littered parts of Cancun, stacked along roadsides and in parks. Zeta broke the record for the previous earliest 27th Atlantic named storm that formed Nov. 29, 2005. There was also a Tropical Storm Zeta in 2005, but that year had 28 storms because meteorologists later went back and found they missed one, which then became an “unnamed named storm."
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LIVE TRACK, MODELS, SATELLITE: Hurricane Delta makes first landfall with 110 mph winds
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, MODELS, SATELLITE: Hurricane Delta makes first landfall with 110 mph windsQuintana Roo Gov. Here is the latest advisory for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. “We hope that in this place we are surely much safer,” Quintana Roo Tourism Secretary Marisol Vanegas said. “This is a structure that has withstood other hurricanes.”Here is the 5 a.m. advisory and forecast track for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. People in Louisiana or Mississippi should prepare now for hurricane-force winds to begin hitting their coastlines on Friday, the hurricane center advised.
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Category 4 Hurricane Delta roars toward Mexico's Cancun area
Read full article: Category 4 Hurricane Delta roars toward Mexico's Cancun areaBoats sit closer to the shore after they were secured by fishermen preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Delta in Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf coast this week. Quintana Roo Gov. State tourism officials said more than 40,000 tourists were in Quintana Roo, a fraction of what would normally be there. “We hope that in this place we are surely much safer,” Quintana Roo Tourism Secretary Marisol Vanegas said.
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LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Hurricane Delta reaches Category 4 status on path to Gulf Coast
Read full article: LIVE TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Hurricane Delta reaches Category 4 status on path to Gulf CoastORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane with 130 mph winds Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf coast this week. | How COVID-19 is impacting forecasting | 3 top factors for hurricane development]Mexico began evacuating tourists and residents from coastal areas along its Riviera Maya Tuesday. Here is the 11 p.m. advisory and forecast track for #Delta from the National Hurricane Center. Residents in these areas should ensure they have their hurricane plan in place and monitor updates to the forecast of Delta,” the Hurricane Center said. Beach communities on the Alabama coast are still clearing away the damage from Hurricane Sally, which made landfall at Gulf Shores on Sept. 16, as they warn people to be ready for Hurricane Delta.
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Dangerous Hurricane Delta closing in on Mexico's Yucatan
Read full article: Dangerous Hurricane Delta closing in on Mexico's YucatanFishermen pull in a boat before the arrival of Hurricane Delta in Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf coast this week. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Garcia)MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm Tuesday while on a course to hammer Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. From Tulum to Cancun, tourism-dependent communities still soaked by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gamma could bear the brunt of Delta. Delta increased in strength 80 mph, more than doubling from a 60 mph storm at 2 pm EDT Monday to 140 mph at 2 pm EDT Tuesday.
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Mexico desperate to reopen 11 million-job tourism industry
Read full article: Mexico desperate to reopen 11 million-job tourism industryA tourist fishes from the shore in Cancun, Mexico, Thursday, June 11, 2020. Mexico's tourism income crashed in April, when it was only 6.3% of what it was one year ago. Tourism provides 11 million jobs, directly or indirectly in Mexico, and many of those workers were simply sent home to wait it out. The situation is so desperate that Mexico's tourism secretary proposed making the industry one of Mexico's “essential activities,” so that it could reopen just as the construction, mining and automotive industries have already started to do. Other beach resorts are drawing up plans for limited reopenings as early as next week.