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4 Wild Cards for Utilities in 2013: Risks & Opportunities
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. The utility industries thrive on stability, yet they may well face a number of surprises in 2013 and beyond, both pleasant and unpleasant. And although some of these will be “unknown unknowns”, others may be … Continue reading
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12 Trends for 2012
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. The year ahead is going to be a tumultuous one, challenging in political, economic, and financial terms. Despite this, there are opportunities for those prepared to take advantage of them, because uncertain times mean that … Continue reading
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Why There Will Be More Earthquakes
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. The Earth is a complex system. Indeed, it is a series of interlocking, overlapping, complex systems, and such systems often affect each other in surprising ways. Accordingly, although at first it may seem strange to … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, earthquakes, geology, geophysics, glaciers, ice age, melting glaciers, natural disasters, oceans, volcanic activity, volcano, volcanoes
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