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Hurricane Michael making landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane on October 10, 2018. In the 21st century, 79 tropical and subtropical cyclones, their remnants, and their precursors have affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in more than $236 billion in damage ...
A considerable proportion of Florida’s population has characteristics that may make them more vulnerable to health impacts or that may pose barriers to accessing healthcare; approximately 21.6% of Florida's population is over the age of 65, 21.0% are foreign born, 12.7% live below the federal poverty level, and approximately 13.9% of the ...
Navarre Beach is the beach neighborhood of Navarre and is, as of the 2010 census, its own census designated place. It is on Santa Rosa Island, a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. [73] The 2020 population of the CDP is 1,123, up from 638 at the 2010 census. [74] Immediately to its east is Navarre Beach Marine Park, a former Florida state park.
Eight flood warnings have been issued after heavy rain deluged parts of Oxfordshire. Many areas saw more than 100mm (4 inches) of rain fall over Sunday and Monday which forced numerous schools to ...
MaVynee Betsch, christened Marvyne Elisabeth Betsch (January 13, 1935 – September 5, 2005), [1] was an American environmentalist and an activist. [2] She was better known as The Beach Lady, because she spent the better part of her adult life educating the public on the black history and environmental importance of American Beach. [3]
Oligarchy (from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía) 'rule by few'; from ὀλίγος (olígos) 'few' and ἄρχω (árkhō) 'to rule, command') [1][2][3] is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. These people may or may not be distinguished by one or several characteristics, such ...
The indigenous people of the Everglades region arrived in the Florida peninsula of what is now the United States approximately 14,000 to 15,000 years ago, probably following large game. The Paleo-Indians found an arid landscape that supported plants and animals adapted to prairie and xeric scrub conditions.
The Florida Reef (also known as the Great Florida Reef, Florida reefs, Florida Reef Tract and Florida Keys Reef Tract) is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States. [12] It lies a few miles seaward of the Florida Keys , is about 4 miles (6 to 7 km) wide and extends (along the 20 meter depth contour) 270 km (170 mi ...