Fish
A dead fish, thrown onshore with the powerful storm surge experienced at Museum Park during the passage of Hurricane Irma, 2017.
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Snap!
Snapped trees and broken branches lay along Biscayne Blvd's sidewalk after the passage of Hurricane Irma through downtown Miami.
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Tossed Like Plastic Lego Blocks
Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city.
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Displaced Buoy
A marine warning buoy sits right where it was tossed ashore by Hurricane Irma's powerful storm surge in Museum Park, Downtown Miami.
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Tossed like Lego Blocks
Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city.
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Power of Water
Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city.
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Storm Surge
Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city. Further into the frame, tons of seaweed and litter from the ocean were also pushed ashore by the surging waters.
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In the Midst of Destruction
A mom looks over her children as they play on a slide in Bayfront Park, downtown Miami the morning after Hurricane Irma caused extensive damage to the trees in the park and throughout the rest of the city.
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By Nature's Force
Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city.
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Closed
The entry gate once used to secure the Miami Science Barge at Museum Park, Downtown Miami, now stands alone and purposeless after the barge was pushed onto rocks by Hurricane Irma's powerful storm surge on Sunday.
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Tangled Branches
A section of sidewalk on Biscayne Blvd is blocked by fallen tree branches after the passage of Hurricane Irma through Downtown Miami.
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Calm before the Storm
An evening view of Biscayne Blvd hours before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Miami. On a typical Thursday evening Biscayne Blvd is bustling with people and Biscayne Bay (right of the frame) is churning white with leisure boaters and jet skiers. This area of Downtown Miami fell under Zone B, requiring mandatory evacuations before the storm's arrival.
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Pushed Up
Floor boards from a pier near the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Miami were pushed up from the underneath by the force of waves and storm surge during Hurricane Irma.
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