Category: Travel
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Beyond the Ice Walls
Antarctic ice walls protect the climate The Inland Antarctic ice contains a lot of water. A new study shows that glacier ice walls are important for the climate as they prevent rising ocean temperatures and melting glacier ice. The ice shelves are already thinning due to global air and ocean heating. More oceanic heat comes…
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Niagara Falls Tourism
Niagara Falls USA & Canada Tourism The Cave of the Winds, Goat Island and the Prospect Point are all open. The Maid of the Mist is open seven days a week. Queen Victoria Park is open for viewing the Falls. The Hornblower boat ride below the Falls is open seven days a week. The most…
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Is Juneteenth a Federal Holiday in the United States?
When is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 every year. Is Juneteenth a federal holiday? Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. Legislation establishing the holiday was passed by Congress and signed into law by the president. Juneteenth was previously established as a state holiday in Texas in 1980, but it was…
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National Park – Unsolved Mysteries
The Blood-Stained Water of Wai’anapanapa State Park, Maui One of Maui’s only black sand beaches, a blowhole, and two freshwater caves are found at the park. The water in one of the caves turns red mysteriously once a year. The changing color occurs because tiny shrimps enter the water from the cracks in the rock,…