COSTA CENTRAL, Calif. - Autoridades recuperan el cuerpo de nadadora desaparecida tras presunto ataque de tiburón en Monterey

Bomberos del condado de Monterey recuperaron el cuerpo de una nadadora que había sido reportada como desaparecida luego de un presunto ataque de tiburón frente a Lovers Point, en la bahía de Monterey.

La víctima fue identificada como Erica Fox, quien nadaba con un grupo de personas el 21 de diciembre cuando ocurrió el incidente. Testigos informaron haber visto un fuerte chapuzón y lo que parecía ser un encuentro con un tiburón, lo que provocó una búsqueda inmediata por aire y mar.

Las labores de búsqueda se extendieron durante todo el día y hasta la noche, sin éxito. Sin embargo, el sábado, equipos de CAL FIRE asistieron en la recuperación de un cuerpo localizado aproximadamente 45 millas al norte del lugar donde Fox fue vista por última vez.

La familia confirmó que el cuerpo corresponde a Erica Fox, basándose en la ropa encontrada en la escena. Las autoridades continúan con la investigación para determinar las circunstancias exactas del incidente.

Proyecto piloto renueva el paisaje urbano en el centro de Santa Bárbara
Una cuadra del centro de Santa Bárbara luce una nueva imagen, esta vez sin relación con comercios o restaurantes. El cambio forma parte de un proyecto piloto de paisajismo urbano enfocado en mejorar la apariencia de los espacios públicos.

El antiguo y frondoso paisajismo fue reemplazado por un diseño más sencillo, con la plantación de alrededor de 200 plantas nativas. La iniciativa es resultado de una colaboración entre el Jardín Botánico de Santa Bárbara, la organización Friends of State Street, la ciudad y el Distrito de Mejoramiento Comercial del Centro de Santa Bárbara.

Las plantaciones se realizaron a principios de este mes en el tramo de State Street entre Anapamu y Victoria, con el objetivo de demostrar cómo el paisajismo puede integrarse al plan maestro del centro y mejorar el entorno alrededor de restaurantes y plazas.

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Partes del país se preparan para cerrar el año con condiciones invernales severas que podrían afectar a millones de estadounidenses. Un sistema invernal ya impacta al norte del país, desde el Medio Oeste hasta Nueva Inglaterra, trayendo temperaturas peligrosamente bajas, nieve y condiciones complicadas en carreteras y aeropuertos.

Meteorólogos advierten que en algunas zonas del norte, la sensación térmica podría descender hasta 20 grados bajo cero, mientras que en la región de los Grandes Lagos y el Medio Oeste se espera más nieve para la despedida de año e incluso para el viernes.

En Minnesota, autoridades reportaron más de 400 incidentes de vehículos que se salieron de la carretera debido al hielo. Algunas áreas del estado acumularon hasta siete pulgadas de nieve. En Illinois, el mismo sistema provocó al menos un tornado el domingo, el cual impactó una zona residencial.

La tormenta también ha causado retrasos y cancelaciones en aeropuertos. Este lunes se reportaron alrededor de 5,000 vuelos retrasados y 500 cancelados en aeropuertos como Minneapolis, Chicago y Newark, afectando a miles de pasajeros durante uno de los periodos de viaje más intensos de la temporada navideña.

Mientras tanto, en el sur de California, los vientos de Santa Ana se intensificaron en las últimas horas, con ráfagas de hasta 70 millas por hora en algunas zonas, provocando emergencias y caída de ramas sobre líneas eléctricas.

Y hacia el sur del país, se anticipa un marcado descenso de temperaturas. En partes de Florida, los termómetros podrían caer a entre 20 y 30 grados Fahrenheit en las próximas horas.

Expertos señalan que estos eventos climáticos están directamente relacionados con el fenómeno de La Niña, cuyos efectos podrían extenderse hasta al menos febrero del próximo año.

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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN

(CNN) — Most US states are experiencing high or very high flu activity, and levels continue to increase nationwide.

“Flu season is just getting started, so I think it’s really hard to say exactly what it’s going to look like,” Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told CNN on Tuesday. “What we’re seeing right now is a very rapid escalation of cases.”

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there have been at least 7,500,000 illnesses, 81,000 hospitalizations, and 3,100 deaths from flu so far this season, according to an update published by the agency on Tuesday with data through December 20. At least eight children have died from flu so far this season.

Among the states with the highest levels of flu activity are Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York and South Carolina, according to the CDC.

Trends are increasing across key surveillance metrics: laboratory testing, outpatient health care visits, hospitalizations and mortality are all higher than they were a week ago.

One surveillance system shows that flu hospitalizations doubled over the past week; more than 19,000 people were admitted to the hospital with flu during the most recent week, up from about 9,900 hospital admissions the week before.

The CDC says that “severity indicators remain low at this time, but influenza activity is expected to continue for several weeks.”

Influenza A(H3N2) viruses are the most commonly reported, and additional genetic testing suggests that a new flu variant — called subclade K — that caused early and busy flu seasons in other part of the world appears to be driving the vast majority of cases in the US.

The CDC recommends that everyone age 6 months and older get a flu vaccine each season, but vaccination rates have been decreasing in recent years. Only about 130 million flu vaccines have been distributed this season, CDC data shows, 13 million fewer doses than by this time last year. Additional data suggests that only about 17% of children and 23% of adults had gotten their seasonal flu vaccine by the end of November.

Osterholm encourages people who haven’t yet been vaccinated against flu to act quickly as the virus is “wiping through” the country.

“It’s not too late to get your flu shot,” he said. “It doesn’t guarantee you won’t get flu. It doesn’t guarantee that you still won’t get sick, but it surely is a big improvement on what the otherwise outcome could be of either being seriously ill or dying.”

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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN

(CNN) — Most US states are experiencing high or very high flu activity, and levels continue to increase nationwide.

“Flu season is just getting started, so I think it’s really hard to say exactly what it’s going to look like,” Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told CNN on Tuesday. “What we’re seeing right now is a very rapid escalation of cases.”

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there have been at least 7,500,000 illnesses, 81,000 hospitalizations, and 3,100 deaths from flu so far this season, according to an update published by the agency on Tuesday with data through December 20. At least eight children have died from flu so far this season.

Among the states with the highest levels of flu activity are Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York and South Carolina, according to the CDC.

Trends are increasing across key surveillance metrics: laboratory testing, outpatient health care visits, hospitalizations and mortality are all higher than they were a week ago.

One surveillance system shows that flu hospitalizations doubled over the past week; more than 19,000 people were admitted to the hospital with flu during the most recent week, up from about 9,900 hospital admissions the week before.

The CDC says that “severity indicators remain low at this time, but influenza activity is expected to continue for several weeks.”

Influenza A(H3N2) viruses are the most commonly reported, and additional genetic testing suggests that a new flu variant — called subclade K — that caused early and busy flu seasons in other part of the world appears to be driving the vast majority of cases in the US.

The CDC recommends that everyone age 6 months and older get a flu vaccine each season, but vaccination rates have been decreasing in recent years. Only about 130 million flu vaccines have been distributed this season, CDC data shows, 13 million fewer doses than by this time last year. Additional data suggests that only about 17% of children and 23% of adults had gotten their seasonal flu vaccine by the end of November.

Osterholm encourages people who haven’t yet been vaccinated against flu to act quickly as the virus is “wiping through” the country.

“It’s not too late to get your flu shot,” he said. “It doesn’t guarantee you won’t get flu. It doesn’t guarantee that you still won’t get sick, but it surely is a big improvement on what the otherwise outcome could be of either being seriously ill or dying.”

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