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Wind and rain pummel a building and surrounding palm trees during a hurricane in Florida. The state's location between three bodies of water—the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Gulf of Mexico to the west, and Florida Straits to the south—makes it especially prone to hurricanes. Photograph by Otis Imboden