Next time you’re stuck in a traffic jam that stretches for a few miles, remember that a hurricane’s rain band can be four times longer than that, and it carries the force of a freight train. It’s a humbling reminder that our daily problems—the crowded subway, the slow Wi-Fi, the spilled coffee—are temporary blips on a very different scale. The planet has its own agenda, and its storms are a vivid, powerful chapter of that story.
So, take a deep breath. Check your flood insurance. Keep a window to the satellite loop open, and appreciate the sheer, terrifying, and beautiful scale of it all. You’re living on a big, wild, spinning rock—with really big weather.
