Volcanoes
When Whakaari Island in New Zealand erupted on 9 December 2019, killing 22 people, the world was reminded of volcanoes’ devastating power. The Mt. Tambora eruption in 1815 caused 120,000 fatalities; Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD buried 16,000 in Pompeii and Herculaneum. And volcanoes spew 200 million tons of CO2 annually. But let’s remember that volcanoes are also a generative force, giving us fertile soil, precious minerals, geothermal energy and new, beautiful landscapes. As in nature, so in life and business: we are forever in a fierce tango with Shiva, creator and destroyer; what Joseph Schumpeter called creative destruction.
— Wayne Visser
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