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! . 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, Further information: Elections in Florida Politics of Florida Political party strength in Florida and United States presidential elections in Florida, Fire is an important element in the natural maintenance of the Everglades the majority of fires are caused by lightning strikes from thunderstorms during the wet season Their effects are largely superficial and serve to foster specific plant growth: sawgrass will burn above water but the roots are preserved underneath Fire in the sawgrass marshes serves to keep out larger bushes and trees and releases nutrients from decaying plant matter more efficiently than decomposition Whereas in the wet season dead plant matter and the tips of grasses and trees are burned in the dry season the fire may be fed by organic peat and burn deeply destroying root systems Fires are confined by existing water and rainfall it takes approximately 225 years for one foot (.30 m) of peat to develop but in some locations the peat is less dense than it should be for the 5,000 years of the Everglades' existence Scientists indicate fire as the cause; it is also cited as the reason for the black color of Everglades muck Layers of charcoal have been detected in the peat in portions of the Everglades that indicate the region endured severe fires for years at a time although this trend seems to have abated since the last occurrence in 940 BCE.

Publication of a Spanish-language supplemental insert named El Herald began in 1976 it was renamed El Nuevo Herald in 1987 and in 1998 became an independent publication. . ; Cross-national cooperation and agreements have increased See also: Florida locations by per capita income Florida statistical areas List of power stations in Florida List of metropolitan areas of Florida List of municipalities in Florida and List of urbanized areas in Florida (by population). . 6.3 Drainage (70) 2.56 Miami Children's Museum School Miami Florida Business directory; Miami Florida Business directory Brownsville Contents Governments are removing international business restrictions.[citation needed] While the railroad's extension to Miami remained unannounced in the spring of 1895 rumors of this possibility continued to multiply fueling real estate activity in the Biscayne Bay area the news of the railroad's extension was officially announced on June 21 1895 in late September the work on the railroad began and settlers began pouring into the promised "freeze proof" lands on October 24 1895 the contract agreed upon by Flagler and Tuttle was approved.