surplus of carbon dioxide. Cyclones are increasing in intensity but because of how few reach landfall and the lack of data related to landfall destruction no visible trends have been formed (Landsea‚ Pielke‚ & Emanuel‚ 2005). The forecast for Miami‚ Florida‚ on May 2nd‚ 2013 is slightly cloudy with a high of 84 and a low of 74 degrees Fahrenheit ("The Weather Channel"‚ 2013). There is a 10% chance of precipitation and a relative humidity level of 64% ("The Weather Channel"‚ 2013). Topography and climate
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Harry A. Evans EMDG 502 Hurricane Andrew Brett Hicks On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew slammed into the South Florida‚ devastating Homestead‚ Florida City and parts of Miami‚ then continued northwest across the Gulf of Mexico to strike Louisiana coastline. In all‚ the storm caused 15 deaths directly‚ 25 deaths indirectly and $30 billion in property damage‚ making it the costliest disaster in U.S. History. More than 250‚000 people were left homeless; 82‚000 businesses were destroyed or damaged;
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store on I-95 you see the most monumental sports store you’ve ever seen. Equipment as far as the eyes can see. Everything from base ball bats to football helmets and even fishing wire. They were acclaimed as “Top sporting goods store in the state of Florida.” This year by Sporting Consumer Magazine Monthly. But not only do you see all the air hockey tables and basketball hoops‚ you see the hardest workers around in this store. Every one of them doing their best to help the customer with whatever it is
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Snakes by: Noah Manders A snake is a long limbless reptile that has no eyelids‚ a short tail‚ and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite. Snakes have a very highly developed sense of sight‚ taste‚ hearing and feeling. They use their senses to find their prey. Some snakes kill their prey by injecting venom into the animal by bite or they can use their strength and wrap around their prey‚ squeezing the animal to death. Snakes can move on sand and rocks
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I have selected to analyze is “Bonding Over a Mascot” on page 632. This essay remonstrates that the Florida State University’s mascot‚ the Seminole‚ is a derogatory representation of a certain Native Indian tribe called the Seminoles. The school mascot represents the era when the Seminoles and United States were at war. For some this mascot connects the past history of Seminole culture and Florida State’s sports‚ but for others it creates a disputation of Native American stereotypes.
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Florida is located on the on south east sea bound of the United States of America. It is a peninsula and is a popular destination from tourists from all over the world as well as visitors from other parts of the USA. There are many factors that make Florida a magnet for visitors. . The coast is the most popular area of Florida as it allows access to Florida’s many beaches‚ 75% of people in Florida live along the coast. Firstly Florida is very close to the Caribbean islands and it enjoys a very warm
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then westerly path through the Bahamas (1). Shortly before landfall in southern Florida‚ at about 6:30 Eastern Daylight-Savings Time on August 25th‚ Katrina strengthened into a category 1 hurricane (windspeeds > 75 mph) (1). Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Florida between Hallandale Beach and N. Miami Beach with windspeeds around 80 mph and gusts to 90 mph. Katrina ’s winds slowed while traveling over the Florida ’s southern tip‚ then regained hurricane strength while in the Gulf of Mexico
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the largest expedition that would later become the Southeast United States and the Midwest United States. He was made Governor of Cuba by Charles V. He lead an expedition from Spain to Florida from 1538 to 1542 and landed on the Florida coast near Tampa Bay in 1539 now known as Bradenton‚ Florida. This adventure took him half way across the continent in search of gold‚ silver‚ and jewels. Which they never found. Hernando de Soto was wounded in battle with the Native American’s
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Florida has the worst problem with invasive reptiles and amphibians. Burmese pythons were first found in Florida around 1979. It is believed that the snakes were originally pets that were either dumped or escaped to the Everglades. These pythons are well adapted to live in Florida‚ the environment here is similar to their Southeast Asian home. Pythons were determined to be and established species in 2000. Burmese Pythons can live 15 to 25 years. Female pythons can carry a clutch of up to 100
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By the time General Zachary Taylor took over command of the Army in Florida‚ the Army and Navy Chronicle on November of 1838 published his observations “that there reports that there are upwards of 200 Indian and Indian negroes consisting of Seminoles‚ Tallahassees‚ and a few Mickasukies left in the territory.” The remaining Florida Indians moved deeper into the Everglades. The few remaining Seminole in the Everglades were led by Billy Bowlegs‚ who under heavy political pressuring from both the
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