; Hillsboro Pines Miami Florida Business directory After the watershed events of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 the state of Florida began investing in economic development through the Office of Trade Tourism and Economic Development Governor Jeb Bush realized that watershed events such as Andrew negatively impacted Florida's backbone industry of tourism severely the office was directed to target Medical/Bio-Sciences among others Three years later the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had chosen Florida for its newest expansion in 2003 TSRI announced plans to establish a major science center in Palm Beach a 364,000 square feet (33,800 m2) facility on 100 acres (40 ha) which TSRI planned to occupy in 2006! The newspaper averages 88 pages daily and 212 pages on Sundays.[needs update]. (52) 2.75 The Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Miami-Dade County Florida the department serves 29 municipalities and all unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County from 60 fire stations the Department also provides fire protection services for Miami International Airport Miami Executive Airport and Opa-locka Airport, The Central Terminal consists of three concourses labeled E F and G with a combined total of 52 gates the Miami-Dade Aviation Department began a three-year $657 million renovation of the terminal in November 2015 to include a new train in Concourse E and new gates and ticket counters the airport authority plans to demolish and replace the terminal in stages between 2025 and 2036 while funding upgrades to keep the facilities usable in the interim; . 4.2 Water masses, Marlins Park home of the Miami Marlins of the MLB, 1 History Miami metropolitan area Airboating has become a popular ecotourism attraction in the Everglades!
. . Precipitation during the wet season is primarily caused by air mass thunderstorms and the easterly flow out of the subtropical high (Bermuda High) Intense daytime heating of the ground causes the warm moist tropical air to rise creating the afternoon thundershowers typical of tropical climates 2:00 pm is the mean time of daily thundershowers across South Florida and the Everglades Late in the wet season (August and September) precipitation levels reach their highest levels as tropical depressions and lows add to daily rainfall Occasionally tropical lows can become severe tropical cyclones and cause significant damage when the make landfall across south Florida Tropical storms average one a year and major hurricanes about once every ten years Between 1871 and 1981 138 tropical cyclones struck directly over or close to the Everglades Strong winds from these storms disperse plant seeds and replenish mangrove forests coral reefs and other ecosystems Dramatic fluctuations in precipitation are characteristic of the South Florida climate Droughts floods and tropical cyclones are part of the natural water system in the Everglades. Bal Harbour Shops, Air crashes Kissimmee River, Uneven limestone formations in an Everglades sawgrass prairie; White (Includes White Hispanics) 72.6% 66.6% 65.6% 66.6% 76.6% 77.4% 83.7% 78.5% 77.3% 68.5% 58.7% 2.1 Limestone and aquifers Florida has many seaports that serve container ships tank ships and cruise lines Major ports in Florida include Port Tampa Bay in Tampa Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale Port of Jacksonville in Jacksonville PortMiami in Miami Port Canaveral in Brevard County Port Manatee in Manatee County and Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach the world's top three busiest cruise ports are found in Florida with PortMiami as the busiest and Port Canaveral and Port Everglades as the second and third busiest Port Tampa Bay meanwhile is the largest in the state having the most tonnage as of 2013 Port Tampa Bay ranks 16th in the United States by tonnage in domestic trade 32nd in foreign trade and 22nd in total trade It is the largest most diversified port in Florida has an economic impact of more than $15.1 billion and supports over 80,000 jobs. 7 Broadcasting Miami Florida Business directory, Albizu University San Juan Campus, 20th- and 21st-century growth Frost Art Museum Rock!
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