It"s the beginning of the wet season in the Florida Everglades, where it"s typically hot and humid from May through November. Afternoon thunderstorms are common, bringing heavy rainfalls that subside quickly. The largest subtropical wilderness in the US, the Everglades is essentially a slow-moving river, 60 miles wide and over 100 miles long. The water flows during the wet season from Lake Okeechobee southward across a limestone shelf to the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula. The complex ecosystem here is not found anywhere else on the planet.
Clouds over the River of Grass
Today in History
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Marine Day in Japan
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Through an artist s eyes
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Veterans Day
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I am the walrus
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A hidden jewel in Croatia
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Trevi in bloom
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Christmas Eve
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Bohemian Switzerland
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
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Chocolate Hills
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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Juniper Springs, Florida
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Rock of ages
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Oud-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Watson Lake in Granite Dells, Arizona
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The Crown of the Continent
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Autumnal equinox
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Dashing through the snow
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Leaves of Grass
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Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids