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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A good time in the Badlands
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A day of service for Dr. King
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Veterans Day
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Lighting the way to new beginnings
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act marks 42 years
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World Otter Day
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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These laurels are hardy
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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Kirkjufell, Iceland
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World Parrot Day
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Nubble Island’s only industry
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Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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A towering view of the Pale Mountains
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Poinsettia Day
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World Theatre Day
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Go climb a tree
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Explorer of the sea
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Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
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When an ideal microclimate gives you lemons…
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Fall comes to Pando
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Mute swan
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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Shining like Klondike gold
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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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What are these creatures?