Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
ECHO is headquartered in North Fort Myers, Florida.Its 56 acre campus houses the North America Impact Center, a demonstration and research farm, a reference library with a variety of resources about rare agricultural crops and techniques, [5] a seed bank, a tropical fruit nursery with a large collection of bamboo varieties, and a bookstore.
Ian rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before making landfall at Cayo Costa, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda as a high-end Category 4 storm, respectively. Ian killed 72 people in Lee County (the Fort Myers area) and nine in Charlotte County (the Punta Gorda area), and brought massive storm surge to Southwestern Florida ...
From 1975 to 1999, 83 Atlantic hurricanes have affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in at least $45 billion (2008 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricane Andrew. Additionally, tropical cyclones in Florida were directly responsible for 54 fatalities during the period.
Hurricane Milton slammed into southwest Florida on Wednesday. The storm caused widespread flooding and left over 3.3 million homes and businesses without power. Winds tore the roof of Tropicana ...
Florida's diverse ecosystems are home to many types of insects, [8] including the Gulf fritillary, a butterfly native to Florida grasslands. Florida's mild climate, international ports of entry, and animal and nursery trades make the state vulnerable to invasive species ; those that currently pose a threat include the Burmese python , cane toad ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
In 1928, the Edison Botanic Research Corporation laboratory was constructed. It was in Fort Myers, Florida that Edison would do the majority of his research and planting of his exotic plants and trees. After testing over 17,000 plant samples, Edison eventually discovered a source in one of the species of flowering goldenrod, Solidago leavenworthii.
That's because the Fort Myers plant's emissions caught the agency by surprise, said Jeaneanne Gettle, acting director of EPA’s eight-state Region 4, at the time. “We were not aware of this ...