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. Although scientists made headway in decreasing mercury and phosphorus levels in water the natural environment of South Florida continued to decline in the 1990s and life in nearby cities reflected this downturn to address the deterioration of the Miami metropolitan area Governor Lawton Chiles commissioned a report on the sustainability of the area in 1995 Chiles published the commission's findings in a report that related the degradation of the Everglades ecosystems to the lower quality of life in urban areas the report noted past environmental abuses that brought the state to a position to make a decision Not acting to improve the South Florida ecosystem the report predicted would inevitably cause further and intolerable deterioration that would harm local tourism by 12,000 jobs and $200 million annually and commercial fishing by 3,300 jobs and $52 million annually Urban areas had grown beyond their capacities to sustain themselves Crowded cities were facing problems such as high crime rates traffic jams severely overcrowded schools and overtaxed public services; the report noted that water shortages were ironic given the 53 inches (130 cm) of rain the region received annually. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 brought 150,000 Cubans to Miami the largest transport in civilian history Unlike the previous exodus of the 1960s most of the Cuban refugees arriving were poor some having been released from prisons or mental institutions to make the trip During this time many of the middle class non-Hispanic whites in the community left the city often referred to as the "white flight" in 1960 Miami was 90% non-Hispanic white but by 1990 it was only about 10% non-Hispanic white. .

A canal lock in the Everglades Drainage District around 1915, Florida Suncoast Plymouth Congregational Church in Coconut Grove, Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Asian: 1.5% Contents Industries: in 2005 for the employed population 16 years and older the leading industries in the Miami area were Educational services health care and social assistance which accounted for 18% and Professional scientific and management and administrative and waste management services which accounted for 13% of the population; School populations had flourished throughout most of the 1960s and 70s but in the late 70s a teacher walk-out forced a sudden drop in school population ending rampant overcrowding and forcing the closing of 11 schools the sudden drop didn't last very long as students who had left the school system for private schools began to return by the mid-1980s! See also: List of tallest buildings in Miami. Parkland 2.4 Rankings Southeast Financial Center the tallest skyscraper built in the 1980s office boom, Miami Florida Business directory 2.1 Tuition The FIU Medical Library opened in August 2009 at the same time as the opening of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine the Medical Library offers a rich array of resources services and instructional support to advance the teaching and learning discovery and healthcare programs of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and is currently located on the third floor of Green Library building Future construction of buildings for the College of Medicine will include a new space for the Medical Library outside of Green Library based upon funding and space availability. Most companies are either international companies or compete with other international companies, Orlando 22/9 23/11 26/13 28/16 31/19 33/22 33/23 33/23 32/23 29/19 26/15 23/11 U.S News & World Report 410, Miami Florida Business directory 3 Demographics Other parks in the Downtown area include:. 1990 12,937,926 32.7% 5.2 Chambers of commerce The earliest evidence of Native American settlement in the Miami region came from about 12,000 years ago the first inhabitants settled on the banks of the Miami River with the main villages on the northern banks. Other products include sugarcane strawberries tomatoes and celery the state is the largest producer of sweet corn and green beans for the U.S.