Year in and year out, the hot spot for the most lightning per square mile is in central Florida. Other lightning hot spots vary from year to year, but in Gulf Coast areas of northwest Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and east-central Texas usually trail central Florida in strike density.

In recent years, the American Red Cross has responded to more than 66,000 natural and man-made disasters annually. In 1996, the Red Cross responded to 68,121 domestic disasters, including hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, hazardous materials spills, civil disturbances, explosions, and transportation accidents. See similar questions...

Yes. The standard electrical voltage in Britain is 240 v AC, 50HZ. A three square pronged adapter plug and/or electric converter for American appliances like laptops, hairdryers, curling irons, alarm clocks, etc. is required. See similar questions...

No, the United States does not have a designated national insect. However, Congress did consider the Monarch butterfly as the national insect, but the legislation did not pass. Some U.S. states have "state insects," which are usually noted on state government web sites. See similar questions...

The U.S./Mexico border is the primary point of entry for cocaine shipments being smuggled into the United States. According to a recent interagency intelligence assessment, approximately 65 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States crosses the Southwest border. Cocaine is readily available in nearly all major cities in the United States. Organized crime groups operating in Colombia control the worldwide supply of cocaine. See similar questions...

You can either visit our International partners at here or contact the International department at ++ 1-760-734-4729. See similar questions...

ounces or a “shot” of 80-proof distilled spirits or liquor (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey, etc). See similar questions...

In December 2003, a dairy cow went down after calving, was tested, and was found positive for BSE in the state of Washington. This is the only case of BSE ever reported in the United States and this animal was traced to a Canadian herd that was sold in a herd sale dispersal. Although a coordinated, effective response was made by the cattle industry, and State and Federal officials, public concern nationally and internationally was very high. See similar questions...

of 2005, 20.8 million people-7.0% of the population-have diabetes; 1.5 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2005. See similar questions...

The short answer is YES. However we ship only to the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. If you need parts in other parts of the world, we recommend using a package fowarding service such as provided by AccessUSA, Mailbox Exchange, USA2me.com, and others. See similar questions...

Again, I honestly do not know about such things and am attempting to learn whatever I can. Thanks for being a part of that process for me. I'm very much interested in your answers to my questions about this issue of meddling in Israel's business. See similar questions...

The best way to get information on United States military entry requirements is to call or visit your local recruiter. Phone numbers and addresses should be in your local phone book. In addition, the Defense Manpower Data Center, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, publishes Military Career Guide Online (http://www.todaysmilitary.com/app/tm/careers), a compendium of military occupational, training, and career information designed for use by students and jobseekers. See similar questions...

A good place to start is at the U.S. Department of State's USINFO website. To learn more about the various U.S. government agencies, please visit FirstGov.gov, which also has valuable resources for American citizens. See similar questions...

Yes, in most cases we are able to fill international floral orders. Call our 800 number for international delivery information. There will be an additional charge for international orders. Make sure to supply complete delivery information including full name, street address, city, county, province, country, postal code, and telephone number. We can not fill international fruit basket orders. See similar questions...

Anwser: We get this question a lot and the answer is: Absolutely not! Our program is support in over 100 countries. We have members from all over the world in France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Japan, Germany, Canada, Sweden, Australia, China, New Zealand, India, United States and more! See similar questions...

NSSL does not archive lightning data, but there are several other companies that do. We actually purchase lightning data ourselves (we do not have the funds to maintain our own network) and have strict rules about how we can use it. See similar questions...

The U.S. needs to improve its ability to detect suspicious disease outbreaks and to identify those disease outbreaks as biological weapons attack. The emergency response personnel must have the training and equipment in order to mount a prompt and effective medical response. The U.S. also needs to improve its ability to track down the perpetrators. See similar questions...