Over night Hurricane Rita has made history. "Near-perfect to perfect atmospheric conditions are necessary for a category 5 hurricane to exist and these "perfect" conditions are difficult to come by and do not remain in place for a long period of time."Rita became the 5th largest hurricane in the history of Atlantic hurricanes by weather.com reports. Now Hurricane Rita has the potential to be a very disastrous, yet an amazing creation of nature as it makes it's way through the gulf.
With the fear of repeat occurrences sweeping by New Orleans, it seems the Texas local government heeded the warnings and learned from the lessons of mid gulf coast states. Many things that create fear are born from hurricanes of this magnitude. It is important not to dwell in this emotional state. With all of our technology, resources and intelligence we have everything we need to live in harmony with nature. It is time we focus more on balancing our existance around natural cycles like hurricanes. With the means at our finger tips, we need to make a very important paradigm shift with how we live daily and the consumption of the natural resources of the planet.
As an example of living in balance, surfing is the most harmonious way of life I know. If president Bush went surfing maybe things would be different, maybe. The waves generated from a hurricane this size can be epic. Moments of each wave remain captured in my mind long past the swell that generated them. The photos and film of such occurrences document the lives of the ones that choose to live this way. Right now, the buoys in the gulf are jumping. They currently read 14.1 @ 11sec and 16.7 @ 13sec with ENE winds. These conditions are epic for the gulf. As I sit here realizing I may be missing the swell of the season in the gulf, for decisions I have made, I am reminded there are many paths in life to take. I hope the ones that have chosen the path to the gulf have safe passage along their journey and bring back amazing memories.
Max
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