The weather is always with us. Even though many of us in modern society spend most of our time 1DOOR, we cannot escape it. Remarks about what it is doing or about to do smooth our everyday social 2ACTION. Reports, observations, and predictions punctuate our daily routines. Extreme weather fascinates us with its 3CONTAIN violence, now brought near by television even when it occurs on the other side of the world. Modern technology has shielded us from some of these dangers; at least we can be 4WARN of the approach of thunderstorms, hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes. But this increased knowledge has not 5NECESSARY brought increased security from the weather’s effects. In certain respects, modern society has placed itself more in the way of harm by the weather, which continues to force itself upon our notice and 6CONTINUE threatens to disrupt our comfortable lives. Quite a lot of attention has recently been devoted to the cultural significance of our weather worries. In part, the 7OCCUPY expresses prevailing concerns about modern life itself, which is thought to have exposed us to new hazards by 8PASS upon the natural environment.