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Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
Author
Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
Unpredictable
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Hurricane
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