And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Mt. Etna. I spent time near there in Riposto in summer. Watched the fire fighting seaplane make runs all day putting out brush fires near volcanic vents.
Mount Etna
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ReplyDeleteLooks a lot greener from space, than it does in place.
ReplyDeleteThat’s because it’s not a purely visible image. It’s most likely a composite of several spectral channels.
DeleteJust a (snarky) question but Etna's average yearly emissions are larger than how many gas guzzlers? Maybe Italy should ban Etna's unhealthy eruptions?
ReplyDeleteWater vapor is the real greenhouse gas.
DeleteMt. Etna. I spent time near there in Riposto in summer. Watched the fire fighting seaplane make runs all day putting out brush fires near volcanic vents.
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