Introduction
Much like the song, “Lookin’ for Love in All the Wrong Places” sung by Johnny Lee; risk management professionals need to ask the question “Are we searching for risk in all the wrong places”? Are risk professionals being deluded or deluding themselves by seeing risk based on media driven analysis; applying outmoded tools, models, etc. that no longer reflect the reality of risk? Continue reading
Have you ever heard or uttered words, such as: “I am healthy; I eat healthy, I exercise and maintain my health. So, this COVID thing is not a concern. Besides, it only affects old people who are already sick with something else.” Or, “Masks are inconvenient to wear. Besides, I can’t hear what you are saying when I am wearing my mask”. Continue reading
The world has the opportunity to change the paradigm and create a new framework of cooperation. COVID19 poses such a grave potential threat to health, peace, prosperity and stability for the world. A crisis following a disputed vaccine breakthrough would be a disaster. It would come just when the world urgently needs to address not only COVID19, but an array of shared problems ranging from climate change to geopolitical instability. Continue reading
On 10 August 2020 the US Midwest experienced a Derecho that brought widespread devastation to many areas. A Derecho is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system. Derechos can cause hurricane-force winds, tornadoes, heavy rains, and flash floods. As depicted below the 10 August 2020 Derecho spanned serval states over a 12 hour period. Continue reading
As of 5 August 2020, COVID19 has claimed over 700,000 lives and has over 18 million confirmed cases. Yet, it seems that people are casually disregarding protective measures that have been enacted by governments at all levels. Could it be that confusing information in the early stages of the pandemic contribute to the seemingly casual approach people are taking? Or, could people be numb to the seriousness of this pandemic because they have been conditioned by movies, such as, Contagion, Outbreak, Flu, etc.? Continue reading