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Hurricane Irma's lasting effect on Florida Bay

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The lasting impact of Hurricane Irma, which struck in September 2017, is apparent at Jim Foot Key in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, on April 26, 2019. The island has lost many mangroves and water from Florida Bay now covers the island’s interior mudflats. Photo: B. Stackhouse, USGS

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