Recent months have seen many unexpected manifestations of global risks that the Global Risks Report has been warning about over the past years. A number of seemingly disparate events make us think that a wide range of global risks are looming larger on the radar screen than ever before. Have we reached a new level of risk? On New Year’s Eve, Brussels cancelled its customary fireworks display due to fears of a terrorist attack. Towns in northern England and in Missouri were hit by floods and California entered the fifth year of drought, followed by storms making the effects of …read more
Source: The Huffington Post