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52. It was 1900 and city authorities in Galveston

Sat May 28, 2016, 10:13 AM

May 2016

told people the coming storm was a chance to play in the surf.

Bring the kids! Pack a picnic! It will be a splendid day at the beach!

The Cubans tried to warn us that this storm was extremely dangerous. But the city authorities in Galveston weren't going to let a few nutty Cubans spoil a picnic day, nosirreebob.

Turns out, though, they should have listened to the Cubans.

https://www.nytimes.com/books/99/09/12/reviews/990912.12bolstet.html

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Mr. Trump doesn't want his supporters to pay attention to the climatologists. They might do well to ignore his advice.

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