11 Davie Broward 75,720 91,922 106,558 +15.92% 2 7859, Carlos Albizu University (private) A turning point came for development in the Everglades at the proposal in the late 1960s for an expanded airport after Miami International Airport outgrew its capacities the new jetport was planned to be larger than O'Hare Dulles JFK and LAX airports combined,[citation needed] and the chosen location was 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park the first sentence of the U.S Department of Interior study of the environmental impact of the jetport read "Development of the proposed jetport and its attendant facilities . will inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park" When studies indicated the proposed jetport would create 4,000,000 US gallons (15,000,000 L) of raw sewage a day and 10,000 short tons (9,100 t) of jet engine pollutants a year the project met staunch opposition the New York Times called it a "blueprint for disaster" and Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson wrote to President Richard Nixon voicing his opposition: "It is a test of whether or not we are really committed in this country to protecting our environment." Governor Claude Kirk withdrew his support for the project and Marjory Stoneman Douglas was persuaded at 79 years old to go on tour to give hundreds of speeches against it Nixon instead established Big Cypress National Preserve announcing it in the Special Message to the Congress Outlining the 1972 Environmental Program. History 11 External links, Miami City Ballet Restoration, The Miami River in 1935. .
See also: Environmental impact of shipping and Shutdown of thermohaline circulation In 2003 the controversial Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiation occurred it was a proposed agreement to reduce trade barriers while increasing intellectual property rights During the 2003 meeting in Miami the Free Trade Area of the Americas was met by heavy opposition from anti-corporatization and anti-globalization protests. A clump of mangroves in the distance Florida Bay at Flamingo, 5 Miami Children's Hospital 3,500 Suriname Suriname. . 1968 30.9% 676,794 40.5% 886,804 Florida's Turnpike shield.svg Florida's Turnpike including Homestead Extension The Barry Buccaneer is the student newspaper ranging from 8 to 16 pages and published at the first of every month starting in September and ending in May the Buccaneer serves as a laboratory for journalism minors All work including writing editing advertising and design is completed by students. Maryland House of Delegates Areas with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, Drivers between 15 and 19 years of age averaged 364 car crashes a year per ten thousand licensed Florida drivers in 2010 Drivers 70 and older averaged 95 per 10,000 during the same time frame a spokesperson for the non-profit Insurance Institute said that "Older drivers are more of a threat to themselves.". . 5 Statistics A satellite image of the Everglades taken in March 2019. 1.1 16th to 18th centuries: Early Spanish settlement Miami Executive Airport 4 Safety Valve The third-costliest natural disaster to occur in the United States was Hurricane Andrew which hit Miami in the early morning of Monday August 24 1992 it struck the southern part of the county from due east south of Miami and very near Homestead Kendall and Cutler Ridge (now the Town of Cutler Bay) Damages numbered over US$25 billion in the county alone and recovery has taken years in these areas where the destruction was greatest This was the costliest natural disaster in US history until Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf region in 2005.
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