So why was Japan, which has one of the most advanced earthquake detection and alert systems in the world, not immune to the destruction a large natural disaster can inflict on a developed territory?
Nearly 60 percent of Miami-Dade County residents declared Spanish as their first language in the 2000 Census. And while many people unfamiliar with the Miami area say the presence of Spanish in Miami is increasing, research being conducted within the University of Miami's Department of Modern Languages reveals otherwise.
Optical oceanography, the study of visible phenomena in ocean water, is a highly specialized field of research being conducted at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atm...