Navigating safely in strong winds takes special care. A commercial airline pilot I know described the phenomenon called "wind shear." Under certain circumstances, rapidly changing winds create dangerous conditions, potentially able to force an aircraft abruptly downward during landing. Pilots receive training in a flight simulator to give them experience and confidence to make wise judgments when caught in strong wind currents.
There is another kind of "weather" we all have to navigate, however. That's the mental climate. When a sixties folk-rock artist sang, "... you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows," Bob Dylan, "Subterranean Homesick Blues." it's a good guess he wasn't commenting on meteorological conditions!
Winds of change are always blowing. Across Eastern Europe, South America, as well as other parts of the world, we've been seeing dramatic shifts taking place. Sweeping changes in government have come with surprising suddenness. What can account for these progressive changes?
