Southeast Financial Center the tallest skyscraper built in the 1980s office boom, 7 See also Music history. . Native to southern Asia the Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) is a relatively new invasive species in the Everglades This species can grow up to 20 feet (6.1 m) long and they compete with alligators for the top of the food chain Florida wildlife officials speculate that escaped pythons have begun reproducing in an environment for which they are well-suited in Everglades National Park alone agents removed more than 2,000 Burmese pythons from the park as of 2017 Federal authorities banned four species of exotic snakes including the Burmese python in 2012 the pythons are believed to be responsible for drastic decreases in the populations of some mammals within the park, Environmental issues There are about 3,000 different types of wildflowers in Florida This is the third-most diverse state in the union behind California and Texas both larger states in Florida wild populations of coconut palms extend up the East Coast from Key West to Jupiter Inlet and up the West Coast from Marco Island to Sarasota Many of the smallest coral islands in the Florida Keys are known to have abundant coconut palms sprouting from coconuts that have drifted or been deposited by ocean currents Coconut palms are cultivated north of south Florida to roughly Cocoa Beach on the East Coast and the Tampa Bay Area on the West Coast, (28.6) 83.9 In 1763 Spain traded Florida to the Kingdom of Great Britain for control of Havana Cuba which had been captured by the British during the Seven Years' War it was part of a large expansion of British territory following their victory in the Seven Years' War a large portion of the Floridano population left taking along most of the remaining indigenous population to Cuba the British soon constructed the King's Road connecting St Augustine to Georgia the road crossed the St Johns River at a narrow point called Wacca Pilatka or the British name "Cow Ford" ostensibly reflecting the fact that cattle were brought across the river there. Drainage 5.4 Agriculture and fishing Concourse F Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts the second-largest performing arts center in the U.S. !
. . Main article: History of Florida Miami has one of the largest television markets in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida Miami has several major newspapers the main and largest newspaper being the Miami Herald El Nuevo Herald is the major and largest Spanish-language newspaper the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald are Miami's and South Florida's main major and largest newspapers the papers left their longtime home in downtown Miami in 2013 the newspapers are now headquartered at the former home of U.S Southern Command in Doral. . Richmond West In the 1980s due to a combination of clubs staying open till 5 AM and the glut of easily available drugs Miami's dance scene began to get noticed internationally in 1985 the Winter Music Conference a yearly week-long dance music conference/convention/showcase started in South Florida the event has happened in Miami ever since WMC as it is also known as is famous as well for its Ultra Music Festival which happens the same week By the 1990s many local DJs and producers where getting noticed Acts like Murk aka Funky Green Dogs Planet Soul and DJs like Robbie Rivera were all getting air play not just in Florida but around the world Clubs like Space Crobar and Mansion also attracted first class international DJ as well increasing the musics popularity Miami would wind up allowing its night clubs to stay open 24 hours on the weekend Thus increasing the demand for dance music Clubs would regularly have internationally known DJs as well as local acts such as Ivano Bellini Patrick M and a long list of others spin into the next day. . In the 2010s there was a second skyscraper building boom, A turning point came for development in the Everglades at the proposal in the late 1960s for an expanded airport after Miami International Airport outgrew its capacities the new jetport was planned to be larger than O'Hare Dulles JFK and LAX airports combined,[citation needed] and the chosen location was 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park the first sentence of the U.S Department of Interior study of the environmental impact of the jetport read "Development of the proposed jetport and its attendant facilities . will inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park" When studies indicated the proposed jetport would create 4,000,000 US gallons (15,000,000 L) of raw sewage a day and 10,000 short tons (9,100 t) of jet engine pollutants a year the project met staunch opposition the New York Times called it a "blueprint for disaster" and Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson wrote to President Richard Nixon voicing his opposition: "It is a test of whether or not we are really committed in this country to protecting our environment." Governor Claude Kirk withdrew his support for the project and Marjory Stoneman Douglas was persuaded at 79 years old to go on tour to give hundreds of speeches against it Nixon instead established Big Cypress National Preserve announcing it in the Special Message to the Congress Outlining the 1972 Environmental Program, In 2018 PortMiami became homeport for five more modern megaliners: Mariner of the Seas Allure of the Seas Symphony of the Seas Carnival Horizon and Norwegian Bliss.
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