Catastrophic Events

Countries Getting Through The Covid Crisis Are Quantified

An excellent report, thorough in its scope, has been created by ‘Horizon Insight and Strategy’; it is called “Recover, (Re)build: Exploring Country Capacity Post-COVID”. This work analyzes 122 countries throughout the world and looks at ‘Resiliency Elements’ for economic success, after this Influenza gets defeated.

Beyond the economic capitalizations of countries being vastly different, other elements come into play after Covid 19. Using technology by a country’s population, such as the Internet can help; having a workforce ‘mind-think’ of adaptation to the new ‘world’ can be of use; upgrading financial systems will be of assistance; having countries’ Leaders that can ACTUALLY lead would be of great benefit; thinking on a ‘macro’ level is beneficial.

We, as International Businessmen, can also add: ‘Intellect’ is fine but it also needs to be reinforced with ‘Intrepidness’. As we have seen in others, over the many decades, when confronted with a ‘Unknown’, many people just ‘cry into their beers’: “Alas, woe are we.” Weakness is a luxury no one can afford. The World belongs to the Aggressive.

Reality: Although it might at times not appear so, there is reasonableness in being resolute: “It is better to wear out, than to rust out.”

Reference: https://pressclub.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Horizon-COVID-Recovery-Index-2020_Report-v2.pdf

In Matters Of Pandemics, Countries’ ‘Real Leaders’ Think, Other Countries’ ‘leaders’ Shrink

We, as International Businessmen, have seen it time and time again: political leaders of countries, overact erroneously, based on poor comprehensions of the facts in front of them. As we have maintained for decades: “It is not the facts, but the erroneous conclusions men and women make from those facts, which can cause logarithmic levels of damage.”

In the current case of CV 19, by ‘over-reaction’ in many countries; leaders are creating ruined economies of those countries. One former Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, is stating a level of Wisdom, few nations’ leaders possess. It is our viewpoint, a marasmus of countries’ economies can be of greater detriment to humans’ psyches and physical well-being, than a iteration of a influenza, that man has probably endured since Day One.

Reality: Superior Intellect of leaders is nice, Superior Wisdom of Leaders is better.

Reference: https://www.rt.com/news/499635-australia-coronavirus-unsustainable-normal-fail/

Forgetful Memories Do Not Serve Nations’ Administrations Well

The 45th Anniversary of the Assassination of Bangladesh’s Leader brings to mind a couple events in the Middle East, rather ‘recently’. In one, a foreign intelligence agency of renown, allegedly alerted the president of Turkey of such a plot against him. This cabal, apparently approved by the leader of a noted large hegemonic country, and controlled by a senior military officer of that country, fortunately failed. The president of Turkey, being a very strong and intelligent leader, thereafter pursued the many plotters of the insidious scheme, to their chagrin.

Earlier, to the southwest of Turkey, in Libya, Muammar Ghaddafi was eliminated. The Secretary of State of the aggressor Nation stated after his demise: “We came, We saw, He died.” [and then laughed]. Psychosis is where one finds it.

As International Businessmen, we see NO value in physically attacking Nations’ leaders; especially those who are “Leaders”. We think smart and WISE Leaders can negotiate with each other as to their national interests; why not? We also think loathsome ‘Black Mambas’ in governments and their intelligence services, should be reviewed as to possible ‘Hidden Agendas’ they may be personally pursuing.

We will, for our subscribers, be discussing, in depth, a global-level plot hatched by some presidents. This multi-nation scheme: “The Governatorship“, has already displayed some of its insidious workings through nations’ “Strong-Men”, removals, which have occurred. This multi-decade strategy left no nations’ “Strong Leader” safe. Its short-coming fortunately, is the fact: “There are no long-term secrets.”

As to the counter to hegemonic nations, with their non-elected Intelligence Agencies‘ Directors [NEIADs], and their schemes, we say to other Nations’ leaders: “Always sleep with one eye open”. As we have stated before: ‘Be most leery of the Wolves who bleat like Sheep.’ For the NEIADs we think: “What goes around, comes around.” The knowledged understand: “It is a small world. Everyone can be found.”

Reality: The Pawns, Bishops, Knights, Rooks, and even Queen may think they can displace the King; sometimes, however, God does not agree.

Reference: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/bangladesh-vows-retribution-for-founders-assassination/1942902

Scientific Historian Thucydides, Without Mentioning The Deities, Might Have To Mention Hospitals’ Reverance Of ‘Saint Benjamin’ [As In $100.00 U.S. Currency]

In U.S. Congressional testimony, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Director admitted to some American hospitals’ corruption about CV-19 claims. Acknowledging the fact that hospital administrators could certify patient deaths as being caused by CV-19, when another cause produced the fatalities. This tactic is to gain more funding from the U.S. Government or insurance carriers.

Since fraudulent claims are relatively easy to manufacture, especially by “Medical Professionals” is should not surprise anyone about cheating. Medical Doctors [MDs] took the “Hippocratic Oath’ in their days of education in medical schools. As we have written before, a few also took a “Hypocritic Oath” [in ‘Frauding the Medical System’]. They seek to gain as many ‘Benjamin Franklins’ ($100.00 U.S. Currency Bills) as quickly as they can.

The very unfortunate pandemic of CV-19, is currently providing a tsunami of cash flow into both hospitals, who are treating patients, as well as the MDs therein. The incentive may be two fold: for MDs who have gargantuan amounts of student loans to repay, ‘gaming the system’ provide quick cash flow to repay debts. For others, using the adage: “Risk has its own rewards”, CV-19 epitomizes the possibility of contracting the virus. Some hospitals and MDs may think they are justified in stating CV-19 causality, where it is not the case; this for more monies to them since some are treating virulent patients.

As the malady of CV-19 continues to progress around the world, one can assume that other hospitals and MDs in other countries will, if not having done so already, ‘play the money game’; by incorrectly stating CV-19 causality for deaths. Some people say: “America, with its great wealth, has some of the most corrupt people in the world of commerce”. Expect to see ‘corruption devotees’ in hospitals and medical communities, in other countries. After all, these Medical Professionals elsewhere, will want to emulate the ‘Medical Fraudsters’ in America. “Nothing succeeds like excess” some MDs will think. Hence, the monetary apotheosis for them is America’s “Saint Benjamin”.

Reality: Technical Education, of any discipline, does not instill Moral Intrepidness; that asset comes with strenuous soul-searching.

Reference: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/31/cdc-chief-agrees-theres-perverse-economic-incentive-for-hospitals-to-inflate-coronavirus-deaths/

In The Fight Against CV-19, T Cells’ Longevities May Outshine Antibodies’ Immediacies

Epidemiologists and Virologists [EV’s], with specializations in ‘Influenzas’ may have made a slight error in their conclusions of which ‘fork in the road to follow’. It now appears that beyond the ‘Public Addressed Facts’: EV’s had no idea whatsoever that CV-19 was just beyond the horizon; That it finally arrived; Thereafter, it commenced infecting many people in ‘asymptomatic’ fashion; And that, autopsies later show it located itself in the alimentary system [near the rectums of the victims]. At the time of EV’s awareness of the ‘pandemic to be’, they decided to research their attacks; this based on “Antibodies”, as their ‘Davids’.

The assumptions made in hasty thinking, lead them into a ‘possible’ set of erroneous conclusions. This, about both the efficacy of anti-bodies fighting CV-19, and even more important, would be the necessary longevity of antibodies to maintain vigilence; months and years after beating CV-19. After all, if the influenza can return quickly, with a re-infection, after being ‘beaten’, a weakened immune system might not be able: to identify the intruder, nor thwart it. A ‘second time around’, an erratic immune system might allow for defensive cytokines and their direction-leading chemokines, to over-produce cells, especially ACT2 sensitive Lung Cells. A ‘Cytokine Storm’ could result which would ‘Gum up” the aeroli of the Lungs, making them effete for oxygen processing. Thereafter: organs malaise, and the patient’s death would occur.

Since “Nature Abhors Singularities”, this aforementioned gloomy scenario, may have a “natural antidote”:Thymus organ developed “T Cells”. Coming from bone marrow, these T Cells migrate to the Thymus Gland, in your chest [behind your Sternum and between the Lung lobes]. Subsequent to Thymus interaction, T Cells evolve into various ‘work specializations’, and some of those into different ‘subsets’. The efficacy of the T Cells, is that while they do also, like antibodies, attack invaders, T Cells have endurance over time. This asset, as to ‘memory effect’; their ‘enemies’ become the ‘enemies’ of subsequent T Cells; these generated through ‘aptosis’ [Greek: “Falling Off” (Natural Cell Replacements)]. Theoretically, T Cells ‘effect’ in ‘Cell Memory Maintenance’ could last for many years. Outstanding, if so!

The issue we have, as International Businessmen, not Medical Doctors, is: Was it not rather naive to put so many millions of dollars, euros, pesos, shekels, pounds, rubles, yen, and/or yuan, into the “Antibodies Road”, while largely disregarding the “T Cells Avenue”? Just review the articles in Medical Research Journals on the subject of CV 19. The evidence is obvious: “EV” Experts chose to assume, CV19 was a mere iteration of prior influenzas, nothing more. More recent now, is T Cell research against ‘stealthy’ CV 19.

In fact, if a hypothesis was offered: Since this ‘Single Strand RNA’ creation was so ‘Stealthy’, that a natural transfer of ‘assets’ from “Pangolins’ or “Bats” to humans was “unusual” [it would probably be laughed at by the EV’s]. However, so ‘varied’ are some aspects of CV 19, that some intelligent EV’s have submitted that it would take at least “80 years” of ‘Natural Selection’; this, to ‘morph’ into CV 19 today, from “Bats” [as we presently think we understand the influenza].

If the ’80 years” [or a decade or two less] is correct, then one may ask: “What catalyst was used to to create CV 19? If Nature does not respond this quick, then ‘who’ did? If someone[s] did: Where did they get their monies to ideate a creation biologically; To buy the equipment and facilities necessary; To develop the virus from ‘Bats'[?]; To test ‘Beta Versions’ on humans in many locales; To further refine the virus to achieve desired etiology; To stealthily distribute the virus in a key distribution ‘economic geo-political’ locale[s]; To employ Mainstream Media, to start writing about and discussing the ‘pandemic’ even before it was one; And finally, to cautiously make their financial gains without achieving public attention. This, as to a nexus of themselves to CV19 [as they ‘enjoy’ the pandemonium their ‘Devilish Scheme’ produced]. Killing and/or maiming humanity, as CV 19, is doing, is beyond despicable. But even lesser ‘Geniuses’ have historically, attempted, mass murders before. Far fetched? Perhaps? But possible, if not probable.

If one takes the point of view, or merely professes, to, that CV 19 is a mere iteration of earlier influenzas, then he can attempt to explain logarithmic deviations from predecessors such as: ‘High numerical asymptomatic experiences by the public at large; ‘Immunity’ by children with largely undeveloped immune system; Localization of CV19 in the descending Colon and the Rectum [above the ‘Comb Line’]; Dis-proportionate ‘focus’ on victims: Males, Over 70 years of age, Blood Type ‘A’, Hypertensive; And, unusual level of afflicted persons ‘sheltered’. Satisfactory answers, which would be verifiable, will be difficult to attain, we surmise. One question we would like to ask is : Why has next to nothing been discussed , in the mainstream Media, as to “Life Style” contributions, if any, to fatalities of CV 19? For example, the aforementioned ‘sheltered’ individuals, as in New York City apartments and condominiums, were largely unexposed to CV 19, yet became fatalities. What, if anything, was their behavior, or diet, or ? contributing to catching CV19, and dying? Very unusual, cloistered yet contaminated; very sad.

It is our thought that aggressive research into T Cells will help come to solutions of how to retard CV 19’s expansion and toxicity. A good start would be to transfer funds from Antibodies research into T Cell research. Why put all of one’s eggs, as freshly gathered from hens, into a single basket? Risky! To solve the First Part of the CV 19 enigma is to find means to restrain it. So it, or something even more diabolical to humanity, which may merely be over the horizon, may be countered. To do so require “Macro-thinking” of which few leaders evidence. If such ideators can be assembled. then they can work on the more egregious Second Part: That which [or Who] created CV19, “Devil that it is”.

Reality: Fools enjoy looking at holograms and enjoying them; Wise Men seek to understand the sources and intended meanings of those ‘phantasms’.

Reference: https://kashmirobserver.net/2020/07/23/in-coronavirus-antibodies-may-wane-t-cells-are-the-new-hero/

CV-19 Frauds: What Is Happening In Dhaka, Is Also Happening In Orlando

“Medical Professionals” [MP’s], on different continents, appear to be attempting to ‘Scam their Systems’ so they can collect ‘CV-19’ monies; this, through ‘Fraudulent Means’. Falsified test ‘positives’, non-existent therapies practiced on patients, and the like, are a couple of the ‘scams perpetrated; there will be many others discovered. We think CV-19 Fraud will eventually be found here, there, and everywhere.

As we have stated many times: “In International Business, the morality of the marketplace is not very high”. Before this world-wide pandemic occurred, MP’s took the ‘Hippocratic Oath’ of allegiance to ‘Curing their fellow-man’; Some also, took another pledge of allegiance, to the “‘Hypocritic’ Oath”, it seems.

As the world succumbs to the ‘Sizzle’ of the CV-19 Pandemic’s reported’ ‘Casualties and Deaths’, we advise caution; a great deal of caution. Where monies are to be made, it often brings out the worst of behaviors by many; those highly educated or not. “Anything For A Buck” is the modus operandi, of some. As ‘Organized Crime’ will assuredly make illegal gains off of this health malady, so will some “Organized Medical Professionals”, as is being evidenced now.

Fraud may be found through the judicious analyses by ‘wise’ assessors of probabilities, of reliability of reports; this along with a healthy scepticism of motives of reporters. If honest “Health Care Professionals’ join in and call out fraud, the medical miscreants can be pursued. The Dhaka “Rapid Action Battalion”, we think, as International Businessmen, should be both commended and be a ‘platform’ adopted by other Nations. The Bangladesh Government is showing resolve in attacking medical licensed ‘Fraudsters’; this evidences: Leaders who are leading.

We can understand Organized Criminals’ motivations in seeking out ‘fast bucks’; after all, they are ‘Criminals’. We loathe the idea of ‘Medical Professionals’, haughtily acting as ‘above reproach’; when they, in reality, are consciously behaving lower than ‘moles in a deep mine shaft’. Is money their “God”?

When ‘all is said and done’, after a review of collective autopsy results, of those Nations with fatalities, do not be surprised if world-wide attributed death numbers, from CV-19, are lowered. This being from pathologists’ assessments that other causes were responsible for the deaths, not the Influenza. Thus the current ‘mighty sizzle’ of CV-19, as propagated, in part, by ‘Mainstream Media’ [MSM], will have a odoriferous quality to it. After all, it was MSM, who ‘pushed the CV-19 ‘story’ way ahead of casualty numbers, before they were available months ago. It did this to a level we have never seen before; as to prior, more fatal, influenzas [as judged by broadcast times and articles written]. Why would this be?

Reality: A Man who does not want to be fooled by Fools, will cautiously analyze their submissions; this, by using wise assessment tools [one being, a judicious amount of scepticism].

Reference: https://thebangladeshtoday.com/?p=21888

Reference: https://www.worldtribune.com/investigation-some-florida-labs-only-reported-positive-covid-tests-to-state-authorities/

Germany: As Some Of Its Top Leaders Never Saw ‘CV-19’ Approaching, Upon Arrival, Many Citizens Ignore It

It is an interesting paradox, for many of us in International Business, to see situations, where clear and precise ‘Rules of Engagement’ are not active throughout a country [where noted for its intelligent citizens]; these ‘Rules’ [now effete in Germany] are as to CV-19. It appears that rather than have a ‘Nation-Wide” direction for citizens to follow, each State has its own rules to obey. We are impressed by the concept: “Sword of Consistency”; that is, Leaders not only issue their mandates, but also enforce them vigorously. “No Bite, No Fright” prevails where rigorous abidement of rules is absent. In Germany, as in other countries, many people are perishing from CV-19. It is not the time to engage in social clustering, as a mandate of ‘fashionability’ with others.

The one common thread we see in the on-going CV-19 ‘episodes’ in Germany, is a continuance of ‘weak leadership’ at both the Federal as well as State levels. In the first instance, many of the Federal leaders did not see CV-19 ‘beyond the horizon’; nor did they know when it had arrived. This we attribute to a massive failure of ‘proper intelligence’ by those who should know; by those who MUST communicate. Upon, being cognizant of CV-19’s visitation, leaders did little to attack it, apparently. The dispersion of the virus was not understood, and the fact that Germany would have many citizens and non-citizens, that were asymptomatic, confused the leadership. Since the top leader of the country was a noted Chemist, such lack of understanding possible parameters of this virus is unusual. Even more so to us, is the fact, it appears this same person did not IMMEDIATELY call upon the country’s best Bio-Chemists for their ‘counter-attack’ recommendations; appalling. “Good Leadership is, as Good Leadership does: Decisive and Timely.”

The recent ‘Canal Event’, we think, had one beneficiary: CV-19. This ‘weak’ “Single Strand, RNA” needs all the help it can get, for transmissivity. If the ‘rafters’ in the canal were desirous to become “Sheep for the Wolves”, they were. If they desired to become “Agents of the Wolves” rest assured, it most likely happened. While they may have acheived financial or social redress to their grievances, [as the rationale for the event] they also attained sociopathic plaudits, from ‘those’ they helped logarithmically: the Wolves of CV-19.

Reality: Good social intentions, performed hazardly and untimely, can endanger all; this, when the Wolves are knocking on the door (or are already in the house).

Reference: https://www.thelocal.de/20200603/we-are-still-in-the-middle-of-a-pandemic-german-politicians-urge-for-common-sense-after-berlin-party-boat-demo

India’s Punjab Produces Performing Products, This, In Very Trying Times: Sonalika Tractors

The adage: ” ‘Trying Times’, for the ‘Weak’, are ‘Crying Times’; for the ‘Strong’ they are ‘Prying Times'”, applies in Punjab, India. The maker of tractors, “Sonalika”, in Hoshiarpur, “pried open, with a ‘crow bar”‘, manufacture and marketing of their fine tractors and received excellent results: Record Sales.

We, in International Business, have seen it time and time again: Manufacturers who look ‘beyond the horizon’, accept conclusions, after their careful analyses, then act decisively. They create better products, offer them at proper ‘price-points’, with aggressive marketing; and, beat their competitors every time! In ‘tight economies’, while consistency of ‘Quality’ will bring forth new ‘lookers’, ‘Realistic Cost’ to customers, will turn them into ‘buyers’. In a “Negative Economy”: a ‘Seller’ must sell, or go out of business; a ‘Buyer’ does not have to buy.

Sonalika Tractors management, obviously put forth its ideation and manufacturing actions, long before, the CV-19 Pandemic. It certainly takes time to source suppliers, build, or have built to specifications, verify quality, then assemble components to create the tractors. While that is occurring, the Marketing/Sales Departments must think of creating ‘Customer Excitement’ for ‘Sizzle Sells’ the products. Where there are no ‘positive’ emotions, there are no purchasers. Obviously Sonalika Tractors personnel accomplished their objectives.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be pleased, for Sonalika Tractors are copacetic with his ‘Make In India’ mantra; a economically sound objective. India certainly has: Natural resources for manufacturing; Personnel quite capable; and Quality of culture, which has and will endure.

Reality: Think ahead, Act ahead; then, Look behind, and see your followers.

Reference: https://www.brazilsun.com/news/265651003/sonalika-confirmed-as-no-1-exporter-of-tractors-in-india

Main Stream Media’s Fascination Of Firearm’s Violence Neglects Attention Of Other Means

America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] released its important listing of firearms ‘Background Checks’ of citizens, for the month of June, 2020. One must be ‘cleared’ by legal authorities, in order to purchase an approved handgun, rifle, or shotgun. The list of ‘negating reasons’ that will prevent a authorization to buy a firearm is quite extensive.

The FBI stated that nearly 4,000,000 ‘National Instant Criminal Background Check System’ (NICS) checks were made in June. This was a historical ‘high’ as to examinations of ‘bona fides’ to purchase arms. A estimated 2,387,524 firearms were sold during the month.

If one reviews the numbers provided by the World Bank [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5], one sees that there are five homicide deaths per one hundred thousand persons in America. Firearms deaths are a mere component of the aforementioned; This, relative to all the countries examined. In conjunction with America’s large population of approximately 331,000,000+, living in 9,833,517 sq. km. [3,796,742 sq. mi.], the death percentage is quite low. As are the number of policemen, per square mile, available ’24/7/365′.

Our having been in various, physically precarious situations over the years, in a variety of geographic locations, particularly in precious metals mining, we can readily understand the enthusiasm of Americans for self-protection. A old mining adage is: “A friend [handgun], when in need, is a friend, indeed.” It is part of the psyche of independence and self-reliance to handle negative situations; if no law enforcement is available, ‘Do your best to survive’.

What we have a very hard time understanding, as International Businessmen, are Main Stream Media’s {MSM’s] incessant attention to shootings, especially in America. Yet, if there are multiple victims: by bludgeoning, poisoning, stabbing or suffocation, NEXT TO NOTHING is mentioned. If any of these hostile actions occur to a single individual, it may not even ‘make the news’. If the hostilities occur in other countries, MSM will barely mention them. Why is that?

As we think about MSM’s rationale for its timid reporting of the aforementioned, non-firearms, hostilities, we ponder such reasoning. Perhaps it is because these ‘Journalism Majors’ are “Acousticians”, who deplore the noises generated by firearms? Kill people quietly, and while not approved by MSM, it is certainly more fashionably “Green’, in an environmental sense. There are no people who suffer ‘Acoustic Trauma’ nor ‘Bilateral Tinnitus’ as a result of the ‘quiet killings’ as there are with firearms.

As we try to make serious sense of MSM’s continual attempts to ‘De-Arm America’ there is one hypothesis that nags at us. That is: “Are those in MSM surreptitiously acting as agents of enemies of America?” “Do they want a ‘Dis-armed America’ because it is too hard to conquer a 331,000,000+ manned ‘citizen-armed militia’? This force with even many more weapons [and bullets] than personnel?” Paranoia: ‘No’, just good military appraisal.

Which armies of any nation on Earth could possibly win against America’s 331,000,00+ ‘combatants’, ‘armed to the teeth’? Which political leader of any hostile country could convince his military leaders of the probability of success in ‘taking on America’? NONE! Those with stars on their uniforms, around the world, understand the teachings of Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’. To wit: “A battle is won or lost before it begins.”

Assuming world leaders understand the numbers of weapons and ammunition, along with the U.S.A. population, then the tactic changes. It goes from not fighting, due to numerical armed inferiority, to: Disarm the possible combatants. This requires of another hostile country: MSM ‘conscripts’ along with ‘pliable politicians’ doing the work for the enemy forces. By ‘raising alarm’ no matter what the facts are, both ‘Agent-Groups’ can try to sell disarmament to the U.S. public. If that does not work, a ‘Executive Order’ might be employed, to by-pass legislation. Unfortunately, these are not ‘movie scenes’ but possible tactics of hegemonic nations.

Another related tactic, as we have written in other articles, is to establish entropy in America through ‘Anarchy’ and ‘Chaos’. By demoralizing the citizenry, political upheaval may result. It is much easier to slaughter the sheep, by wolves, if the faithful sheep dogs, have been removed.

Again, if one thinks beyond the sizzle, he is hearing, he might smell the stench of Treason, which can become quite odoriferous over time. To Cabalists and hypocritical Politicians, we say: “Those of us with experience can readily comprehend your treacheries. Before you strut around pompously, make sure it is not on top of quicksand. There are no long term secrets.”

There is a old “Greek Sheepherder’s adage”, used to judge both politicians and other well-publicized people: “Be most leery of the Wolves, who have learned to bleat, as though they are Sheep”.

Reality: There is no substitute for experience. Get your teeth kicked in enough, and they will become petrified; especially one’s ‘Canines’.

Reference: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/01/fbi-june-2020-shattered-firearm-background-check-record/

“Bolts Out Of The ‘Black'”: Lightning Megaflashes

The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization [WMO], reported a 700+ kilometers [435+ statute miles] long, lightning megaflash. This behemoth of energy flow occurred in Brazil on 31 October, 2018. Elsewhere, there have been other impressive bolts.

Previously, ground mapping stations were utilized to review lightning strikes. However, spatial considerations, among other factors, provided the impetus for building ‘special-task’ satellite-imaging craft; these for lightning flow assessments. Now, both distances traveled, as well as energies-released measurements, can occur over wider expanses. By utilizing both ground and space systems conjointly, precision is attained.

The ‘macro-geometric’ measuring capability should allow meteorologists, far and wide, the ability to evaluate lightning in a manner not possible just a few years ago. Satellite technology provides three-dimensional measuring capability, on a multi-nation scale, in many areas of the world.

A sailor, ‘Top Side’ on a merchant ship, [be it a ‘Bulker’, ‘Container’, L.N.G., or, Oil Tanker] may be standing at a height of 10 meters above the water line. His ‘visible horizon distance” is 11.3 kilometers [7.0 statute miles] in good weather. Ergo, he would never see that which could strike him, from far beyond the horizon, until it was far too late. Now, a ship ‘radarman’ must be aware of the aforementioned, great striking distance of lightning; and thereby alert any crewmen ‘on deck’. This new information from the WMO, may be life-savers.

One might consider what long-term economic impact this technology will have for the Insurance industry, for one. To know: the probability of such electrical events occurring; when, during the year; of what intensities and durations; over which geographic areas, will be invaluable to Insurers and Re-Insurers. With such knowledge: Actuaries can establish insurance rates; customers may find it economically advantageous to minimize property losses. They might by installing preemptively, electrical storm mitigating technologies [as have been long-required on ships]; this would certainly benefit the Insurance Industry. [There may be many smiling faces in Bermuda.] Those who wisely invest in Insurance Companies’ stocks may also be elated by increases in profits.

Reality: Understanding Mother Nature, is for wise men, a roadway to comprehending, and obtaining cost-mitigating efficiencies; this, for business and personal profits.

Reference: https://www.ibtimes.com/700-km-brazil-megaflash-sets-lightning-record-un-3000889