Climate is influenced by the temperatures of the surface waters and water currents as well as winds Because of the ocean's great capacity to store and release heat maritime climates are more moderate and have less extreme seasonal variations than inland climates Precipitation can be approximated from coastal weather data and air temperature from water temperatures. BSicon STRq.svg Amtrak (Silver Service) Virgin Trains USA (Virgin Trains USA) and Tri-Rail (Tri-Rail). 2012 50.0% 4,237,756 49.1% 4,163,447 FIU offers 191 academic programs 60 baccalaureate programs 81 master's programs 3 specialist programs 34 doctoral programs and 4 professional program in 23 colleges and schools in addition 97% of the faculty have terminal degrees and 50% currently have tenure at the university with a student/teacher ratio of 27:1. The Barnacle Historic State Park or the Barnacle built in 1891 is the oldest house in its original location in Miami. 4 References 21% There has been a Norwegian Seamen's church in Miami since the early 1980s in November 2011 Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened a new building for the church the church was built as a center for the 10,000 Scandinavians that live in Florida Around 4,000 of them are Norwegian the church is also an important place for the 150 Norwegians that work at Disney World. . ! South Bay is nearly as large as Central Bay and is the least affected by human activities although it also suffers from the loss of natural fresh water flow South Bay is separated from the Straits of Florida by the northernmost of the Florida Keys and includes Card Sound and Barnes Sound It is connected to Florida Bay through a few small channels, (20.6) 76.1 The IIF was able to invest in development projects due to Disston's purchase and an opportunity to improve transportation arose when oil tycoon Henry Flagler began purchasing land and building rail lines along the east coast of Florida as far south as Palm Beach in 1893 Along the way he built resort hotels transforming territorial outposts into tourist destinations the land bordering the rail lines was developed as citrus farms by 1896 the rail line had been extended to Biscayne Bay Three months after the first train had arrived the residents of Miami voted to incorporate the town Miami became a prime destination for extremely wealthy people after the Royal Palm Hotel was opened, Pan American World Airways's ("Pan Am") first terminal consisted of a single hangar the airport was the base of Pan Am's overseas flights to Cuba but fell into disuse when the airline switched to amphibious seaplanes at International Pan American Airport with the famous Pan American Clipper in the mid-1930s.
Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State" but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States as it experiences more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the country Florida has one of the highest average precipitation levels of any state in large part because afternoon thunderstorms are common in much of the state from late spring until early autumn a narrow eastern part of the state including Orlando and Jacksonville receives between 2,400 and 2,800 hours of sunshine annually the rest of the state including Miami receives between 2,800 and 3,200 hours annually! The Miami Herald sponsors several community involvement projects such as those detailed below. Margate Fluctuating sea levels compressed numerous layers of calcium carbonate sand and shells the resulting permeable limestone formations that developed between 25 million and 70 million years ago created the Floridan Aquifer which serves as the main source of fresh water for the northern portion of Florida However this aquifer lies beneath thousands of feet of impermeable sedimentary rock from Lake Okeechobee to the southern tip of the peninsula. .
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