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Denzel Curry performing in 2016 The Everglades is a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S state of Florida comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the neotropic ecozone the ecosystem it forms is not presently found anywhere else on earth the system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee Water leaving the lake in the wet season forms a slow-moving river 60 miles (97 km) wide and over 100 miles (160 km) long flowing southward across a limestone shelf to Florida Bay at the southern end of the state the Everglades experience a wide range of weather patterns from frequent flooding in the wet season to drought in the dry season the Seminole Tribe gave the large body of water the name Okeechobee meaning "River of Grass" to describe the sawgrass marshes part of a complex system of interdependent ecosystems that include cypress swamps the estuarine mangrove forests of the Ten Thousand Islands tropical hardwood hammocks pine rockland and the marine environment of Florida Bay Throughout the 20th century the Everglades suffered significant loss of habitat and environmental degradation. In 1964 Senate Bill 711 was introduced by Florida Senator Robert M Haverfield it instructed the state Board of Education and the Board of Regents (BOR) to begin planning for the development of a state university in Miami the bill was signed into law by then-governor W Haydon Burns in June 1965 marking FIU's official founding. 4.3 Cuisine Main article: Government of Miami-Dade County 7 Coral Springs Broward 117,549 121,096 133,507 +10.25% Wildlife and preservation Class of 1977 In 1999 an evaluation of the C&SF was submitted to Congress as part of the Water Development Act of 1992 the seven-year report called the "Restudy" cited indicators of harm to the ecosystem: a 50 percent reduction in the original Everglades diminished water storage harmful timing of water releases from canals and pumping stations an 85 to 90 percent decrease in wading bird populations over the past 50 years and the decline of output from commercial fisheries Bodies of water including Lake Okeechobee the Caloosahatchee River St Lucie estuary Lake Worth Lagoon Biscayne Bay Florida Bay and the Everglades reflected drastic water level changes hypersalinity and dramatic changes in marine and freshwater ecosystems the Restudy noted the overall decline in water quality over the past 50 years was due to loss of wetlands that act as filters for polluted water it predicted that without intervention the entire South Florida ecosystem would deteriorate Water shortages would become common and some cities would have annual water restrictions. . Spain-United States Chamber of Commerce Recently the City of Miami along with the Downtown Development Authority has begun bicycle initiaves promoting citywide bike parking and bike lanes that have made bicycling much more popular for residents Bike lanes and bike sharrows are currently planned for the majority of Downtown streets to be painted by the end of 2010 the Venetian Causeway is a popular bicycle commuter route that connects South Beach to Downtown the Rickenbacker Causeway is very popular on weekends for recreational bicyclists and often bicycles can outnumber cars on the causeway. ; The South Terminal building and Concourse J opened on August 29 2007 the new addition is seven stories tall and has 15 international-capable gates and a total floor area of 1.3 million square feet (120,000 m2) including two airline lounges and several offices Concourse H primarily serves Delta and its partners in the SkyTeam alliance (such as Aeromexico Air France and KLM) while Concourse J serves several Star Alliance carriers (including Air Canada Avianca and Lufthansa) as well as oneworld carrier LATAM Airlines and Delta affiliate Virgin Atlantic Prior to 2004 when United Airlines eliminated its Latin America hub at MIA the South Terminal was intended to house United and its partners in the Star Alliance; the airport spent $1 billion on construction before United withdrew its hub.

. (14.6) 60.5 The former Miami Herald headquarters in Downtown Miami the Miami Herald is the largest newspaper in South Florida CR 9823 Northwest 67th Avenue. 8.1 Museums The city is a major music production city and attracts many annual music festivals such as Ultra Music Festival, 6.5.2 Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project, Predevelopment flow direction of water from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay Source: U.S Geological Survey.