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On
the evening of Thursday, August 25th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina traveled
across south Florida, bisecting Miami-Dade County, producing large
amounts of rain (up to 20" in some areas) and wind gusts
exceeding 90 mph. MBC, located near the coast in Coral Gables
(southwest
of the City of Miami), was
significantly impacted.
Once
the collections were assessed, the magnitude of
the damage was better understood. Following are data of plants
damaged or destroyed by the storm.
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Destroyed |
Damaged1 |
Toppled2 |
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Cycads |
0 |
34 |
67 |
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Palms |
48 |
899 |
207 |
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Dicots |
85 |
296 |
124 |
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Total
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133 |
1,229 |
398 |
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This
category includes plants that sustained damage to
leaves/branches and/or buds and require trimming. |
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Plants
in this category are either leaning or completely
toppled, but they have a good chance of surviving once they are righted
and staked. |
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Below
are links to two photo pages showing some of the damage sustained by
the collections and MBC's cleanup and recovery efforts.
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