Baja California
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| Postal code | 21, 22 |
|---|---|
| Municipalities | 5 |
| Capital | Mexicali |
| GDP | US$29 billion |
| Points of interest | La Bufadora |
| Avenida Revolucion | |
| Location statistical region population | 3.769 million |
| Area code | Area codes: • 615; • 616; • 646; • 653; • 658; • 661; • 664; • 665; • 686 |
| Befor statehood | North Territory of Baja California |
| Demonym | Bajacaliforniano |
| Hdi | 0.809 Very high Ranked 2nd |
| Iso 3166 code | MX-BCN |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1395399 |
About Baja California
Baja California is a Mexican state on the Baja California Peninsula, bordering the U.S. state of California. The landscape spans mountains and beaches on the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California. Towns near the U.S. border include Tijuana, famous as a nightlife and shopping destination, as well as the town of Rosarito, with its wide, sandy Pacific beaches. ― Google
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... It is lashing the Mexican state of Baja California with winds of up to 85 mph (140km/h)...
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... The Category 4 hurricane, named Hurricane Hilary, is predicted to first make landfall in Baja California, a Mexican state, on Saturday morning...
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... In Baja California, law enforcement busted two properties last year in the city of Tijuana and found large quantities of fentanyl pills and powder, with hydraulic presses to make tablets...
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... In Tijuana, Baja California, just a three-minute drive south of the border from San Diego, a 33-storey medical facility opened in November 2022...
Mexican journalists shocked with surge in targeted killings
... It fails to take into account the specific threats against someone such as Maldonado López, who had deep fears for her own life over her entanglements with the former governor of Baja California state, Jaime Bonilla...
Environmental Photographer of the Year 2021 winners revealed
... " Hooked Pup, by Celia Kujala, taken around Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico" I met this California sea lion pup with a hook embedded in his mouth...
Hurricane Hilary: Category 4 hurricane approaches California
By Brandon DrenonBBC News, Washington
A rapidly intensifying hurricane with 145mph (233km/h) wind speed is headed toward the US South West.
The Category 4 hurricane, named Hurricane Hilary, is predicted to first make landfall in Baja California , a Mexican state, on Saturday Morning .
Forecasters say it will then lose wind speed and become a tropical storm, tracking north-west toward Southern California , Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
It would be The First tropical storm to hit California in over 80 years.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said the potential for Heavy Rain , ranging from 3-6in (7-15cm) in some areas, and up to 10in in others, could lead to " significant and rare" impacts for parts of Southern California and southern Nevada.
In San Diego , the NWS has issued A Warning for the " high potential" of flash flooding.
Nearly 26 million people in the US South West are under Flood Watch .
As of Friday morning, the centre of The Hurricane was located roughly 400 miles (643km) south of Mexico's southern edge.
However, the NWS advisory on Friday morning said wind speeds have " rapidly intensified by a remarkable" 74mph over The Last 24 hours.
The Storm 's conditions in the US are predicted to peak on Sunday and Monday, the NWS said.
It is " exceedingly rare" for a tropical storm to come off The Ocean and make landfall in California, Stefanie Sullivan, a forecaster with The National Weather Service in San Diego , told The New York Times.
The Last time a tropical storm made landfall in Southern California was in Long Beach in 1939.
Experts say the severe and abnormal weather events plaguing the US - and several areas across the Globe - are being influenced by human-caused Climate Change .
In The Wake of the hottest month on record, July 2023, according to NASA, the deadliest wildfire in modern US history spread across Hawaii on 8 August, killing at least 111 people.
The damage was escalated by hurricane winds Passing Through the area.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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