Social mood through February 26 reflects uncertainty, confusion, and the unexpected. People are contrarian and argumentative, making group efforts challenging. Bad news seems to be on the rise, but is it really that bad?
Incidents of unrest, protests, and workplace violence, as well as other mass violence incidents are likely to continue to make headlines, however any fatalities should be relatively low
in number*.
Epidemic factors are again decreasing. The flu should be less of a concern
this period.
Globally, the likelihood for crises, upheaval, and disasters is elevated.
However, chances for major disasters are low.
Significant Natural Events: Risks for significant natural
events are elevated, but no major disasters with high casualty count are
expected*. The types most associated with the current pattern are
earthquakes,
unstable or violent weather, and fires.
For more information on the current outlook or the MoodCompass Project, see
http://moodcompass.com.
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*Estimated casualties are provided to give a sense of scale of potential impact
to U.S. society. Events of equivalent impact without fatalities are also
possible (e.g. economic loss). Also, since U.S. social mood changes are the
measure, if event(s) occur outside of the United States, loss of life and/or
property could be substantially greater.
