Crisscross Quotes (2 quotes)
It is to heat that should be attributed the vast movements observed on the Earth; the disturbances of the atmosphere are due to heat, the arising of clouds, the fall of rains and other aspects of weather, the currents of water crisscrossing the globe’s surface of which man manages to harness a small fraction; finally, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are also caused by heat.
As translated by Webmaster from the original French: “C’est à la chaleur que doivent être attribués les grands mouvements qui frappent nos regards sur la terre; c’est à elle que sont dues les agitations de l’atmosphère, l’ascension des nuages, la chute des pluies et des autres météores, les courants d’eau qui sillonnent la surface du globe et dont l’homme est parvenue à employer pour son usage une faible partie; enfin les tremblements de terre, les éruptions volcaniques reconnaissent aussi pour cause la chaleur.” From Réflexions sur la Puissance Motrice du Feu et sur les Machines Propres a Développer cette Puissance (1824, 1878), 1-2. Also in N.-L.-S. Carnot and R. H. Thurston (ed.), Reflections on the Motive Power of Heat and on Machines Fitted to Develop That Power (1890, 2nd ed. 1897), 11 (in French), and 37-38 (in English) as: “To heat also are due the vast movements which take place on the earth. It causes the agitations of the atmosphere, the ascension of clouds, the fall of rain and of meteors*, the currents of water which channel the surface of the globe, and of which man has thus far employed but a small portion. Even earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are the result of heat.” [*Note the obsolete term “meteors” meaning atmospheric or meteorological phenomena, and does not refer here to rocks falling from space. —Webmaster]
We urgently need [the landmark National Ocean Policy] initiative, as we use our oceans heavily: Cargo ships crisscross the sea, carrying goods between continents. Commercial and recreational fishing boats chase fish just offshore. Cruise ships cruise. Oil and gas drilling continues, but hopefully we will add renewable energy projects as well. Without planning, however, these various industrial activities amount to what we call “ocean sprawl,” steamrolling the resources we rely upon for our livelihoods, food, fun, and even the air we breathe. While humankind relies on many of these industries, we also need to keep the natural riches that support them healthy and thriving. As an explorer, I know firsthand there are many places in the ocean so full of life that they should be protected.
In 'A Blueprint for Our Blue Home', Huffington Post (18 Jul 2011).
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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