Carolina QuotesThe poet W. H. Auden said, "Thousands have lived without love; none without water." Ninety-seven percent of Earth's water is ocean. No blue, no green. If you think the ocean isn't important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.
Sylvia A. Earle Connected to the Carolinas
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- "My wish: Protect our oceans" (2009 TED talk)
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- 2009
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