The North Coast And Gulf Coast Of Florida

78 percent people feel safe from shark attacks and enter the water at their own risk. You are entering the home of a 20 feet long animal that has razor sharp teeth. We use the ocean as a luxury, we can enjoy however we need to be mindful that your entering in the sharks home. These beachside towns wont be affected because 78 percent of people don’t mind entering the water with these large sharks.

South Florida is home to 5.8 million residents. This area consists of Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County. Through out the year these residents and also tourists have to deal with different hazards. I will be choosing Fort Lauderdale as my community. Fort Lauderdale has to deal with severe thunderstorms and hurricanes. Both of these hazards bring with them multiply hazards themselves. They bring severe wind, lightning strikes, flooding, and storm surges. South Florida also has to deal with wildfires in the Everglades. Wildfires are a threat to the communities that are located near the Everglades. The smoke that is created from the fires can also be harmful to communities near the fire and even farther away.

Vast beaches, amusement parks and resorts are all places that are abundant in Florida. There are numerous interesting things to visit, and numerous neighborhood’s that would suit a family of any kind scattered through the state. The Unique clash of skyscraper cities that are minutes away from the ocean front and year round warm temperatures make this an ideal place for people who are seeking warm weather and a change of scenery. It also makes Florida a very popular place to live, with 365 thousand people moving here a year, around 25 thousand of which move into Marion and the surrounding county 's, this state has a large influx of new residence which has made Florida the 3rd most populated state in America (Business Insider, ppiofmarioncounty.org). The massive influx of new people leads to a near constant expansion of cities and towns that are filled to the max, making the amount of natural forest in Florida shrink daily. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s report, History of Florida 's Conservation Lands, states:

The Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center is a local educational center for lovers of marine life. Located on Hutchinson Island in Stuart, it offers educational programs for visitors and manages an abundance of its own research programs. The center also possesses restoration programs that aid in creating healthy costal ecosystems.

Local authorities, coast guard, harbormasters, and marine researchers keep a close eye on the water. Typically most sharks will be close to where you find seals. Though sharks are very opportunistic predators. They will not turn down a free meal. One particular incident was in August of this year, when three local beaches had to be closed due to sharks in the area. Up to six white sharks were observed feeding on a dead whale in the area. This increased abundance of the animals in one place make closing the beach an easy decision. Though attacks on humans are rare, there was an incident in 2012 when a Truro man was bitten on the leg. He

When it comes to Pensacola Bay there are many environmental factors to consider when wanting to know how well the area is doing in relation to quality of the land, air and water. In this report, the examination will be upon the water quality of Pensacola Bay. The water quality of Pensacola Bay is very complex and in order for ecosystems and organisms to survive in a small contained space the chemistry has to be just right. This report will examine the quality of the water in the past decade through research and information provided by agencies on the local, state and federal level on the water quality of Pensacola Bay.

The City of Sanibel is a 12 mile long island (12,000 acres) with ecosystems ranges from coastal beaches, dunes, upland ridges to freshwater wetland to mangrove swamps off the in the Gulf of Mexico (Duerksen & Snyder, 2005). This small community cherishes its cultural, social, ecological, and economic diversity. Their permanent population of 6,000 residents choose to live in harmony with nature; creating a human settlement distinguished by its diversity, beauty, uniqueness, character, and stewardship. Sanibel has become know as the most effective and progressive nature and biodiversity protection program in the U.S.

Florida's geography consists of four very different regions: the coastal plains of the Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean, the hilly areas in northern Florida

The Colony has taken one more step to enhance its reputation as the Gulf Coast resort that does the most to welcome kids and to encourage family vacations. ALL CHILDREN UNDER 18 STAY FREE WITH THEIR PARENTS in either a one-bedroom villa suite, which accommodates up to four persons, or in a two-bedroom villa suite, comfortable for up to six people.

Alabama has over 600 miles of coastline: According to the official Gulf Shores & Orange Beach website, the state of Alabama has approximately 607 miles of shoreline, which includes diverse ecosystems like savannas and fresh water marshes.

Could you imagine what happened to translucent and glistened Florida’s springs? Florida was floating on the water, it has more than 900 freshwater springs (Guest, 2014). Unfortunately, many studies show there are several threats such as drawing out tremendous amount of water, and the absent of regulation laws, lead to Contamination of Florida’s springs, loose business.

The weather in Florida is usually warm and doesn’t often freeze in winter; however, there are some freezing temperatures in some areas. In early 1900, while the frosts could damage a farmer's crop, they moved further south in Florida that is called wetlands.

There are many special places scattered across America, such as the Grand Canyon, Kauai, Monument Valley, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. I probably can’t name half of them. Suffice it to say we are blessed with many national treasures.

The Atlantic plain slopes gently seaward from the Inland Highlands in a series of terraces, continuing far into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; it forms the continental shelf. The relief at the land-sea interface is so low that the boundary between them is often blurry and indistinct, especially along stretches of the Louisiana bayous and the Florida Everglades. This means that if you looked at a shaded relief map of the region without sea-level displayed it would be difficult to identify the

Over the past 100 years sharks attack numbers, though rare, have been increasing. Ironically two of the most recent attacks have happened this month, which is the 40 year anniversary of the movie Jaws. these two attacks happened at Oak Island in North Carolina. The two attacks were at different times, only by hours, but on the same beach. It’s suspected that either a tiger or bull shark had attacked these two teen girls, but usually great white, lemon, spinner sharks are to blame for human attacks. Attacks this year had also been performed by a nurse and mako shark. Most attacks are categorized as “provoked attacks.” This is like a shark getting a shark bite during spearfishing, shark catching, or even releasing it from a line. Sharks accidentally