Some of the companies that have been using these principles will become well-known and achieve more public success. The media may finally realize that they have gone too far after some high-profile mistakes and start learning how to be a positive force in their community, rather than a constant source of bad news, cynicism and invasion of privacy. Privacy and individual rights to live peacefully will continue to be a strong issue until appropriate protections are instituted and maintained. Weather has been more and more unpredictable in recent years. This will not change for 2000 and some people will wonder if anybody ever could predict weather correctly.
Weather is simply another reflection of our instable times.
Disasters will continue to occur around the world. Most of the world's armed forces will be diverted to assist in weather and natural disasters rather than in wars. Localized wars will continue in those regions that have always been unstable. Education will continue to be somewhat behind the rest of the world, continually trying to catch up. Private forms of education of all types continue to provide much needed skills, especially for business and industry.