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Limestone formations in South Florida Source: U.S Geological Survey. 1.3 Cor Jesu Chapel, Cycling and walking There has long been plans for Metrorail the local heavy rail rapid transit system to be extended west with two proposed lines terminating at Florida International University's main campus This would ease traffic and parking problems at and around the main campus, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is also the home to Urban Search and Rescue Florida Task Force 1 as well as EMS operations consisting of 57 Advanced Life Support units staffed by 760 state-certified paramedics and 640 state-certified emergency medical technicians. T.Y Hilton 2.4.2 Growth as a global city, Further information: Elections in Florida Politics of Florida Political party strength in Florida and United States presidential elections in Florida. . Florida State University, Water is the dominant force in the Everglades shaping the land vegetation and animal life in South Florida Starting at the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago continental ice sheets retreated and sea levels rose This submerged portions of the Florida peninsula and caused the water table to rise Fresh water saturated the limestone that underlies the Everglades eroding some of it away and created springs and sinkholes the abundance of fresh water allowed new vegetation to take root and formed convective thunderstorms over the land through evaporation. Concourse C opened as Concourse 6 in 1959 serving Eastern Air Lines During the mid-1960s Concourse C received an extension of its second floor and was equipped with air conditioning Since then it did not receive any major interior modifications or renovations Following the renumbering of gates and concourses in the 1970s Concourse C had Gates C1 to C10 the opening of an international arrivals hall in Concourse B during the 1980s saw Gate C1 receive the ability to process international arrivals. The first floor has numerous classrooms auditorium spaces and support services for students such as tutoring the writing center and technology assistance Also on the first floor is a snack stop and a Starbucks the second floor has the reference section cartography (GIS Center) circulation and numerous computer and printing labs the third floor is the home of the Medical Library and includes study lounges as well as a resource center for students of the Honors College the fourth floor houses the special collections department and university archives the fifth floor is the home of the School of Architecture Library as well as the music and audiovisual collections the sixth and seventh floors are strictly quiet floors and contain the general book collection plus numerous student study lounges the eighth floor contains the library's administration offices and technical services departments.