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  2. Christmas on the Coast: Here are the main events ... - AOL

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    If you go: Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. 875 Beach Blvd. Biloxi 'The Nutcracker' Dec. 3. 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets start at $21.35 excluding tax 'Finding Christmas'

  3. Fulgurite - Wikipedia

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    The presence of fulgurites in an area can be used to estimate the frequency of lightning over a period of time, which can help to understand past regional climates. Paleolightning is the study of various indicators of past lightning strikes, primarily in the form of fulgurites and lightning-induced remanent magnetization signatures. [1]

  4. Gulfport, Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    On August 17, 1969, Gulfport and the Mississippi Gulf Coast were hit by Hurricane Camille, the second-strongest hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in recorded history. [20] The most heavily damaged part of Gulfport was the waterfront areas: storm waters in Gulfport reached 21 feet, and the port of Gulfport was nearly completely destroyed.

  5. Gulf Islands National Seashore - Wikipedia

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    The 4,080 acres (16.5 km 2) Gulf Islands Wilderness offers special protection within the seashore to parts of Petit Bois Island and Horn Island, Mississippi. Considerable damage to public infrastructure occurred as a result of storms during the 2004 and 2005 Atlantic hurricane seasons .

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    Stuart Community Chanukah Festival. 3:15-5:15 p.m. Sunday. Memorial Park, 300 S.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart. The 26th annual event features a Menorah lighting with elected officials at 4:15 p.m., as ...

  7. Distribution of lightning - Wikipedia

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    The city of Teresina in northern Brazil has the third-highest rate of occurrences of lightning strikes in the world. The surrounding region is referred to as the Chapada do Corisco ("Flash Lightning Flatlands"). [10] In the United States, the west coast has the fewest lightning strikes, and Florida sees more lightning than any other area; In ...

  8. This popular tourist island on the Gulf Coast is closed as it ...

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    The popular seafood restaurant opened in 1947 on the island’s northern end. Anna Maria Island, a seven-mile barrier island off Bradenton on Florida’s Gulf Coast, is about a four-hour drive ...

  9. Biloxi Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    Biloxi Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Biloxi, Mississippi, adjacent to the Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico. [3] The lighthouse has been maintained by female keepers for more years than any other lighthouse in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 [2] and declared a Mississippi Landmark in ...