History's next lesson, from the drought in Panama
February 14, 2024
“(N)o statistic conveyed a true picture of Panama rain. It had to be seen, to be felt, smelled; it had to be heard to be appreciated. The effect was much as though the heavens had opened and the air had turned instantly to liquid.”—historian David McCullough, The Path Between the Seas, 1977
The Bridge of the Americas, spanning the Pacific entrance to th…
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