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I think we have the proof this is a troll thread now. If you were really interested in natural beauty you would never had said that. You are a kid that knows nothing. Get back to us after you visit other countries.
Just to let you know, I have visited other countries. I have been to Canada, Netherlands, and Spain and I am 26. All were very pretty.
And I see you have nothing to say about the iguanas not dying but going into hibernation or the so called plants that you can grow in Australia and not in S. Florida.
Oh, and no cactus allowed! I'm sure Australia has countless cactus that can't be grown in S. Florida because of too much rain.
If you include Alaska and Hawaii, it's very likely the most diverse country geographically speaking. But Chile and Argentina are also incredibly diverse, so ...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Savannah, GA claims to be the most beautiful city in America, and indeed I think it is. But many people would disagree with that.
Just to let you know, I have visited other countries. I have been to Canada, Netherlands, and Spain and I am 26. All were very pretty.
And I see you have nothing to say about the iguanas not dying but going into hibernation or the so called plants that you can grow in Australia and not in S. Florida.
Oh, and no cactus allowed! I'm sure Australia has countless cactus that can't be grown in S. Florida because of too much rain.
If you read other articles posted after the winter was over, yes S. Florida lost Iguanas. I have to wonder if you even are aware of what is going on in your region. Sure they are rebounding, but when we return to 1980's winters they will be gone for good.
Question: My dog ate some of a dead iguana that was in my back yard. Is there anything that he can catch from eating it? — Chuck Answer: Unfortunately, many iguanas died from the cold spell we had in January. Now many people have rotting iguana carcasses in their back yards or along canals or lakes where they walk their pets. Some dogs are inclined to eat these smelly “novelties.”
There were a lot of dead and dying iguanas right after the cold snap happened," said Jennifer Eckles, non-native wildlife biologist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Certainly they disappeared from a lot of canals.
Oh and about the uber tropical plants, it took me about a minute to find one very quickly. I didn't even going over the many others listed on there. If you know anything about truly tropical climates, you will know that there are native plants and trees to lowland tropical climates like Malaysia that cannot take temps in the 40's for low temps. That is something Miami gets every year. The vast majority of true tropical lowland climates don't even go below 60F in winter. The record low in Honolulu is 59F. Compare that to 27F in Miami. 27F kills coconut palms, or at least severely damages them.
Red sealing wax palm Allerton Garden Featured Plant: Red sealing wax palm Native to the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, Borneo, and Sumatra, red sealing wax palms are also called lipstick palms, but their botanical name is Cyrtostachys renda. They are notoriously slow growers and are intolerant of even mildly cold temperatures (below 60F), but thrive in true tropical conditions, growing well in lowland swamps, tidal coastal areas, and along streams.
Have you noticed the large population growth all along the coasts of the US and inland from the coast being filled with retirement sprawl. The aging baby boomers are just getting started destroying the rest of the warm climate areas in the US. Time will tell.
Not a single thing that you posted or that I am reading on the internet says that palm tree can't survive temperatures in the 40s for a few hours on two or three nights a year. I am sure it would do just fine in South Florida. And the coconut palm trees are thriving last time I went down to Naples and South Beach. Most of them are probably older than me.
Most of those iguanas woke right back up when the sun came out. I can only imagine how numerous they have become now that we have had several years of heat in the winter. Your beloved 2010 year is an extreme outlier in Florida temps.
South Florida has a tropical climate bud! Be in denial all you want!
I think some of the US's most beautiful landscapes are in the deserts. Like Arches/Zion/Bryce in Utah, Painted Desert in NM, Carlsbad Caverns, Joshua Tree NP, Death Valley, mountains in Nevada, AZ, CA.
I would agree with all that, i was swept away with the Arches/Zion/Bryce, also the sea of grass in Wyoming. I wouldn't really class Florida as Tropical.Malaysia and Indonesia is what i cal tropical.
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