Miami Modern Architecture or MiMo a style that originated in Miami in the 1950s as seen in the Bacardi Building in Midtown built in 1963 and dedicated as a historic site in 2009. . . Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Native Americans Estimated numbers of Calusa at the beginning of the Spanish occupation ranged from 4,000 to 7,000 the society declined in power and population; by 1697 their number was estimated to be about 1,000 in the early 18th century the Calusa came under attack from the Yamasee to the north They asked the Spanish for refuge in Cuba where almost 200 died of illness Soon they were relocated again to the Florida Keys. Neighborhoods On August 7 and 8 1968 coinciding with the 1968 Republican National Convention rioting broke out in the black Liberty City neighborhood which required the Florida National Guard to restore order Issues were "deplorable housing conditions economic exploitation bleak employment prospects racial discrimination poor police-community relations and economic competition with Cuban refugees.".:iv Overcrowding due to the near-destruction of the black Overtown neighborhood was also a factor. Asian: 2.5% [151,537], 3.2 Settlements Importance of international business education, 1930 142,955 234.4% 5 Notes West Palm Beach 99,919 82,103 Palm Beach. The high surface salinity in the Atlantic on which the Atlantic thermohaline circulation is dependent is maintained by two processes: the Agulhas Leakage/Rings which brings salty Indian Ocean waters into the South Atlantic and the "Atmospheric Bridge" which evaporates subtropical Atlantic waters and exports it to the Pacific.
(19.2) 68.6 1870 85 2.4% 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, On the east coast of the state mangroves have normally dominated the coast from Cocoa Beach southward; salt marshes from St Augustine northward From St Augustine south to Cocoa Beach the coast fluctuates between the two depending on the annual weather conditions All three mangrove species flower in the spring and early summer Propagules fall from late summer through early autumn.[citation needed] Florida mangrove plant communities covered an estimated 430,000 to 540,000 acres (1,700 to 2,200 km2) in Florida in 1981 Ninety percent of the Florida mangroves are in southern Florida in Collier Lee Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. Brightstar Corporation Burger King Intradeco Holdings Latin Flavors Norwegian Cruise Line and Ryder have their headquarters in unincorporated areas in the county Centurion Air Cargo Florida West International Airways IBC Airways and World Atlantic Airlines have their headquarters on the grounds of Miami International Airport in an unincorporated area in the county. Miami Jewelry District, The first post-Reconstruction era Republican elected to Congress from Florida was William C Cramer in 1954 from Pinellas County on the Gulf Coast where demographic changes were underway in this period African Americans were still disenfranchised by the state's constitution and discriminatory practices; in the 19th century they had made up most of the Republican Party Cramer built a different Republican Party in Florida attracting local white conservatives and transplants from northern and midwestern states in 1966 Claude R Kirk Jr was elected as the first post-Reconstruction Republican governor in an upset election in 1968 Edward J Gurney also a white conservative was elected as the state's first post-reconstruction Republican US senator in 1970 Democrats took the governorship and the open US Senate seat and maintained dominance for years, Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna Cuban men playing dominoes in Miami's Little Havana in 2010 Cubans made up 34.4% of Miami's population and 6.5% of Florida's; In 1960 non-Hispanic whites represented 80% of Miami-Dade county's population in 1970 the Census Bureau reported Miami's population as 45.3% Hispanic 32.9% non-Hispanic White and 22.7% Black Miami's explosive population growth has been driven by internal migration from other parts of the country primarily up until the 1980s as well as by immigration primarily from the 1960s to the 1990s Today immigration to Miami has continued and Miami's growth today is attributed greatly to its fast urbanization and high-rise construction which has increased its inner city neighborhood population densities such as in Downtown Brickell and Edgewater where one area in Downtown alone saw a 2,069% increase in population in the 2010 Census Miami is regarded as more of a multicultural mosaic than it is a melting pot with residents still maintaining much of or some of their cultural traits the overall culture of Miami is heavily influenced by its large population of Hispanics from the Caribbean and South America and blacks mainly from the Caribbean islands, The idea of a national park for the Everglades was pitched in 1928 when a Miami land developer named Ernest F Coe established the Everglades Tropical National Park Association it had enough support to be declared a national park by Congress in 1934 it took another 13 years to be dedicated on December 6 1947 One month before the dedication of the park a former editor from the Miami Herald and freelance writer named Marjory Stoneman Douglas released her first book titled the Everglades: River of Grass After researching the region for five years she described the history and ecology of the South Florida in great detail She characterized the Everglades as a river instead of a stagnant swamp the last chapter was titled "The Eleventh Hour" and warned that the Everglades were dying although it could be reversed, Joining the United States; Indian removal Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30 although hurricanes can develop beyond those dates the most likely time for Miami to be hit is during the peak of the Cape Verde season which is mid-August through the end of September Although tornadoes are uncommon in the area one struck in 1925 and another in 1997 Around 40% of homes in Miami are built upon floodplains and are considered as flood-risk zones; !
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