Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Hydrology Throughout the 1980s the school district was recognized for expertly assimilating wave after wave of new immigrants particularly children from Nicaragua and Haiti and from Cuba's Mariel Boatlift it was highly regarded for its handling of displaced students after the 1982 Miami riot in which 14 schools were badly damaged due to fire and vandalism.[citation needed] the Haitian students who came during the 1980s and 1990s were mostly low income and high school-aged students generally attended Miami Edison High School; Libraries Boynton Beach Tri-Rail In 2010 FIU was listed as one of 16 universities with the toughest grading system nationally. . Steven J Green School of International and Public Affairs, Communities Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School founded in 1971, MIA Mover In 1939 Florida was described as "still very largely an empty State." Subsequently the growing availability of air conditioning the climate and a low cost of living made the state a haven Migration from the Rust Belt and the Northeast sharply increased Florida's population after 1945 in the 1960s many refugees from Cuba fleeing Fidel Castro's communist regime arrived in Miami at the Freedom Tower where the federal government used the facility to process document and provide medical and dental services for the newcomers As a result the Freedom Tower was also called the "Ellis Island of the South." in recent decades more migrants have come for the jobs in a developing economy. 1920 42,753 258.3% Historical Museum of Southern Florida! The Gulf Stream and its northern extension towards Europe the North Atlantic Drift is thought to have at least some influence on climate for example the Gulf Stream helps moderate winter temperatures along the coastline of southeastern North America keeping it warmer in winter along the coast than inland areas the Gulf Stream also keeps extreme temperatures from occurring on the Florida Peninsula in the higher latitudes the North Atlantic Drift warms the atmosphere over the oceans keeping the British Isles and north-western Europe mild and cloudy and not severely cold in winter like other locations at the same high latitude the cold water currents contribute to heavy fog off the coast of eastern Canada (the Grand Banks of Newfoundland area) and Africa's north-western coast in general winds transport moisture and air over land areas, Downtown Miami Charter School, 6.5 Flood control Museums and visual arts.
; Gusman Center for the Performing Arts See also: 1968 Miami riot. .
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