Natural disasters teach us a lot about humanity and, sometimes, ourselves. We see the best and worst of the human spirit when nature imperils the lives of our fellow man. It’s an opportunity to learn, grow, and better prepare ourselves for the danger that one day may come into our own lives.
Rob Gronkowski, for example, could probably teach a seminar about how lake effect snow works, but the New England Patriots tight end was a bit in the dark when it comes to hurricane science. All that’s changed now thanks to Hurricane Irma, the massive storm that’s bearing down on Florida this weekend.
Gronkowski tweeted on Saturday that he was doing “some research” about hurricanes in the wake of Irma’s inevitable landfall.
Been following up on Hurricane Irma a lot the past few days. Did some research on hurricanes and been learning a lot bout Mother Nature.
— Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) September 9, 2017
“Been following up on Hurricane Irma a lot the past few days,” the tweet said. “Did some research on hurricanes and been learning a lot bout Mother Nature.”
The way hurricanes develop is fascinating, and to be fair to Gronk he’s never had to worry much about hurricanes given that he’s from Buffalo and currently lives in New England. But in the context of millions of people evacuating the Florida peninsula and lives in jeopardy, it seemed fairly tone-deaf in the moment.
Gronkowski later followed it up with a tweet that made a bit more sense, and also fits the situation a bit better.
Very interesting. Do not mess with Mother Nature !! Everyone stay safe down there in FL!
— Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) September 9, 2017
Indeed. Hopefully everyone in Florida stays safe, and Gronkowski takes the extra few days off this weekend to form a more educated opinion about climate science.
