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Mexican coral reef damaged by Hurricane Wilma needs 100 years to recover (People's Daily)
It will take at least 100 years for a coral reef damaged by Hurricane Wilma last month in southeast Mexico to recover, Alfredo Arellano, head of Mexico's Protected Natural Areas Commission (Conamp) in Yucatan, southeast Mexico, said on Friday.

Power Poles Were Pushover for Wilma (Los Angeles Times)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. In Tamarac, Fla., a woman complained for years to Florida Power & Light Co. about a decayed utility pole, one so decrepit that a tree was growing out of it. The company never replaced it, and the pole snapped in Hurricane Wilma, leaving her without electricity for 11 days.

Wilma does little damage to reefs (Miami Herald)
Scuba diving off Miami-Dade County on Saturday for the first time since Hurricane Wilma blasted our homes and waters, I might have been looking subconsciously for an underwater disaster scene.

Hundreds remain in Florida shelters after Hurricane Wilma (Tampa Bay's 10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) -- State emergency operations officials say nearly 1,300 people are still in shelters in eight counties, about two weeks after Hurricane Wilma made landfall in South Florida.

Hurricane Wilma hampers cleanup efforts for Everglades, Lake Okeechobee (Sun-Sentinel)
Hurricane Wilma scored blows against the Everglades cleanup and plans to help Lake Okeechobee recover from last summer's tropical beating.