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RE: LeoThread 2025-05-30 12:16

in LeoFinance4 months ago

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At the heart of this crisis lies Lake Okeechobee, a massive freshwater body that historically fed the Everglades, creating a thriving habitat teeming with life. However, the arrival of human interference — from agriculture to urbanization — has severely disrupted this delicate ecosystem. Soaring water levels after catastrophic hurricanes led to the construction of the Herbert Hoover dike, which not only contains water but also dramatically alters the natural flow crucial for maintaining the Everglades.