Future Storm: The Dynamics Unlocking the Future

ISBN-10: 1897597983
ISBN-13: 9781897597989
Category: Disasters
Pages: 224
Language: English
Published: 2006
Publisher: Harriman House Pub
Authors: Robin Griffiths, William Houston

Description

At 8.45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on 11 September 2001, flight AA011 from Boston crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center, followed by further planes hitting the north tower and, later on, the Pentagon. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in these atrocities, more than in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. On a smaller scale commuter trains to Madrid were bombed and more recently London. Only in the last outrage were national citizens the terrorists. These were not aggressions by a state, but by individuals believing, by some satanic perversion, that by killing civilians they were doing the work of their God. There was another terrorist attack in the name of nationalism on 28 June 1914 when the Serbian terrorist Gavrilo Princip murdered the heir to the Austrian throne and his wife in a bizarre shooting incident at Sarajevo in Herzogovina, then part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. This atrocity led to the First World War. The 11 September, and subsequent attacks, could have as dire consequences, for the world is threatened by a convergence of six critical cycles. We will call these 'dynamics', for they will have very active and far-reaching effects. The power of any one of these cycles could cause major discontinuities in the life of the West, but in interactive combination they could be devastating. Politics, so long seen as a master of events, is now likely to become perceived as the servant. This book seeks to extrapolate the present trends and then examines historical precedents to formulate predictions. We are optimistic that arising from this convergence of critical cycles, an age is coming which will return us to a greater sense of true values and re-emphasise the individual and the liberation of the human spirit, its ingenuity and creative talent - something not unlike Martin Luther's achievement some 500 years ago.

Get the book

Similar books

Storm Surge: Hurricane Sandy, Our Changing Climate, and Extreme Weather of the Past and Future
By Adam Sobel
" Storm Surge brings together the melting glaciers, the warming oceans, and a broad historical perspective to explain how our changing climate and developing coastlines are making New York and other cities more vulnerable.
Future Storm Chaser: For Kids - Forecast - Atmospheric Sciences - Storm Chaser
By Patricia Larson
This useful weather log book is a must-have for anyone that needs to record their weather chasing activities! You will love this easy to use weather log book to track and record all your weather watching activities.
Life is Like a Weather Forecast ( A Storm Chaser Looks at Life's Storms )
By G. Thomas Windsor
In this book, storm chaser Tom Windsor explores weather forecasting and how it relates to life.
The Coming Storm: Extreme Weather and Our Terrifying Future
By Bob Reiss
Singer had even appeared previously on Nightline, during the war with Iraq, to dispute Carl Sagan's predictions that soot from Kuwaiti oil fires would rise into the upper atmosphere and be dispersed around the world.
Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future
By Edward Struzik
"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." --New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." --Booklist "A powerful message." --Kirkus "Should be required reading.
Hurricanes: Causes, Effects, and the Future
By Jack Williams, Stephen P. Leatherman
As evidence mounts that these tropical cyclones will only grow more frequent and intense, this book offers a much-needed opportunity to understand the workings of hurricanes.
Metamodernism: The Future of Theory
By Jason Ananda Josephson Storm
T.S. Elliot was also crucial in this movement. Eric Hirsch, Validity in Interpretation (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1967). 43. C.K. Ogden and I.A. Richards, The Meaning of Meaning, 8th ed. (London: Kegan Paul, 1946), 1, 26.
Storm Watchers: The Turbulent History of Weather Prediction from Franklin's Kite to El Niño
By John D. Cox
It also tells how earlymeteorology was considered one step removed from sorcery and aboutthe "discovery" of El Niño. The efforts of the weathermen profiled in this book have savedand continue to save many lives.
Lost in the Future - Volume 1 - The Storm
By Damian
A group of students is on a field trip to an ancient castle when a storm erupts.
The Anatomy of Severe Weather: A Visual Tour of the Most Intense Storms on the Planet
By Zach Roberts, Jason Weingart
The Anatomy of Severe Weather will visually take you through the process of severe weather using in depth explanations and high resolution photography. * A comprehensive visual guide to severe weather including thunderstorms, supercells, ...