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title: A solitary dot with a sad story to tell
date: 2012-05-06T20:09:21Z
modified: 2012-05-06T20:09:21Z
permalink: "https://350.org/solitary-dot-sad-story-tell/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: "Thomas Hand holds up his climate dot in a newly-formed landslide on atrail near Lye Brook Falls in Manchester, Vermont. This landslide, whichoccurred during Hurricane Irene, opened up and eroded a swath approximately500' long by 60' wide."
wpid: 29472
author: Bill McKibben
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Thomas Hand holds up his climate dot in a newly-formed landslide on a
trail near Lye Brook Falls in Manchester, Vermont. This landslide, which
occurred during Hurricane Irene, opened up and eroded a swath approximately
500′ long by 60′ wide.

![](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7148892299_18855c10a0_z.jpg)