Becky Cobo held a color poster of her father tightly, as if she were actually holding him again. It was impossible for her and sister Elsa Cobo not to think Wednesday night about their father, who fought for the United State in the Bay of Pigs invasion in Brigada 2506. He passed away two years ago and was so passionate for the cause, which was being rallied around in Key West with Gran Caravana.
Hundreds of cars, trucks and scooters partook in the event geared to show support for what they say is desperately needed political change in their homeland. Cuba has boiled over recently with protests against food shortages, high prices for goods amid the pandemic, and a general hatred for the oppressive Communist regime of Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel.
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Sea levels are rising in the Florida Keys and that will continue and most likely accelerate in the coming decades, scientists say. Expensive mitigation measures will have to be implemented to stave off flooding but complete submersion of the island change is not a definite conclusion, though that depends greatly on worldwide cooperation to move away from fossil fuels.
The Monroe County Commission met recently to hear from scientists and engineers on what to expect in terms of where and when rising seas will threaten roads and properties and where the plans to raise vulnerable roadways stand.
Dr. William Sweet, an oceanographer with NOAAâs National Ocean Service Center who worked with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop the latest sea-level rise scenarios, gave a lengthy presentation to the commission, outlining data that showed sea level increases in the Keys are about on par with the national average. He said water levels are rising about 3 millimeters per year, amounti