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No one could have said it better than Carlin!
(There may be some adult friendly only words in this knowing Carlin. I listened to the beeped version on the radio earlier)
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The 1933 Atlantic hurricane season was the second most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, with 20 storms forming in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
A tropical cyclone was active for all but 13 days from June 28 to October 7. The year was surpassed in total number of tropical cyclones by the 2005 season, which broke the record with 28 storms.
Tropical cyclones that did not approach populated areas or shipping lanes, especially if they were relatively weak and of short duration, may have remained undetected. Because technologies such as satellite monitoring were not available until the 1960s, historical data on tropical cyclones from this period are often not reliable. Compensating for the lack of comprehensive observation, one hurricane researcher estimates the season could have produced 24 tropical cyclones.
Of the 20 storms during the season, 11 attained hurricane status. Six of those were major hurricanes, with sustained winds of over 111 mph (179 km/h). Two of the hurricanes reached winds of 160 mph (260 km/h), which is a Category 5–the highest of 5– on the modern Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
The season produced several deadly storms, with eight storms killing more than 20 people. All but 3 of the 20 known storms affected land at some point during their durations.
Environmentalists care about the environment because it impacts us, not because we care about Earth for some altruistic reason, thought that was obvious.
Environmentalists care about the environment because it impacts us, not because we care about Earth for some altruistic reason, thought that was obvious.
Bingo. It's not about the environment, it's about ensuring our own species' survival. I mean, personally I do care about the environment, animals, and wildlife in general, but the primary concern re: climate change is the effect this will have on our long-term prospects on this planet.
It's a great bit, one that I've posted myself several times.
It makes you think....and provides a few laughs. What more could you want.
I don't know if I've ever heard a more eloquent explanation on how insignificant we truly are than what Carlin delivers here.
Then he tells us that even though we are insignificant it's going to be ok.
And you realize...it is going to be ok...just without us.
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