"I root for hurricanes. When, courtesy of the……" — James Wolcott

I root for hurricanes. When, courtesy of the Weather Channel, I see… - James Wolcott

"I root for hurricanes. When, courtesy of the Weather Channel, I see one forming in the ocean off the coast of Africa, I find myself longing for it to become big and strong--Mother Nature's fist of fury, Gaia's stern rebuke. Considering the havoc mankind has wreaked upon nature with deforesting, stripmining, and the destruction of animal habitat, it only seems fair that nature get some of its own back and teach us that there are forces greater than our own."

— James Wolcott

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