Bomb cyclone won’t disrupt Santa’s deliveries, NORAD confirms

The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus as he delivers presents

on Christmas Eve doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone”

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hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s global travels.

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NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is responsible

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for monitoring and defending the skies above North America.

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But the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based agency also runs the NORAD Tracks Santa service

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which allows people to follow his Christmas journey through its noradsanta.org website, social media channels and mobile app.

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The agency this year plans to have about 1,500 volunteers working on Christmas Eve to field

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