The Everglades Forever Act introduced by Governor Lawton Chiles in 1994 was an attempt to legislate the lowering of phosphorus in Everglades waterways the act put the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in charge of testing and enforcing low phosphorus levels: 10 parts per billion (ppb) (down from 500 ppb in the 1980s) the SFWMD built Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) near sugarcane fields where water leaving the EAA flows into ponds lined with lime rock and layers of peat and calcareous periphyton Testing has shown this method to be more effective than previously anticipated bringing levels from 80 ppb to 10 ppb, PortMiami boasts the title "cruise capital of the world" and is the busiest cruise/passenger port in the world it accommodates the operations of such major cruise lines as Carnival Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line It is home to the Symphony of the Seas the largest cruise ship in the world Currently the following ships are based in Miami: Carnival Sensation Carnival Glory Carnival Victory Carnival Splendor Empress of the Seas Navigator of the Seas Norwegian Getaway Norwegian Sky Disney Magic, Limestone formations in South Florida Source: U.S Geological Survey. 2.1.2 Top imports and exports in the world Water Carlos Albizu University (private).
! Main article: Geography and ecology of the Everglades, 15 External links Lake Worth Tri-Rail, Flora Nova Southeastern University (private). Skytrain Miami Florida Business directory Rock However this boom began to falter due to building construction delays and overload on the transport system caused by an excess of bulky building materials on January 10 1926 the Prinz Valdemar an old Danish warship on its way to becoming a floating hotel ran aground and blocked Miami Harbor for nearly a month Already overloaded the three major railway companies soon declared an embargo on all incoming goods except food the cost of living had skyrocketed and finding an affordable place to live was nearly impossible This economic bubble was already collapsing when the catastrophic Great Miami Hurricane in 1926 swept through ending whatever was left of the boom the Category 4 storm was the 12th most costly and 12th most deadly to strike the United States during the 20th century According to the Red Cross there were 373 fatalities but other estimates vary due to the large number of people listed as "missing" Between 25,000 and 50,000 people were left homeless in the Miami area the Great Depression followed causing more than sixteen thousand people in Miami to become unemployed As a result a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was opened in the area.
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