Clearly, it is not as potent and unpredictable a force as it was in 2010.
In Dar es Salaam in Tanzania electricity is on only for two unpredictable hours a day.
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The other reason, possibly linked to the first, is that a series of unpredictable results has produced a midterm points table that bears little resemblance to anything anyone expected.
In those cases, the roads are less frequented for a reason: read on for terrifying drop-offs, unpredictable mudslides and a complete lack of concrete paving.
But unpredictable events have a way of derailing America's best laid plans to stay above the fray of the world's messiest problems.
It's still unpredictable and only a brave or foolish tourist plans a day to the causeway without thinking about bringing a waterproof.
The election in Greece on May 6th is unpredictable, and a strong showing by anti-austerity parties could cast doubt on Greeks' commitment to reforms.
Yet, as the National Academy of Sciences has noted, this method is far more unpredictable than inserting a single gene from another species, as was done to produce insect-resistant corn, soybeans and cotton.
Niko Kranjcar tried his luck on the unpredictable surface with a speculative 25-yard effort and Aston Villa's Carson allowed the dipping drive to bounce in front of him and skid into the net.
Not to mention a varied and unpredictable portfolio of international challenges -- from a volatile Middle East to evolving economic and security challenges in an Asia increasingly defined by China.
Many meteorologists and scientists say that a single warm winter is all part of the natural variations of an unpredictable climate, but a new climatic survey has reported that Europe's Alpine region is now warmer than at any other time since the Middle Ages, so could the current conditions be a taste of things to come?
Practitioners throw a quirky pitch of unpredictable trajectory, requiring "the fingertips of a safecracker and the mind of a Zen Buddhist, " says former pitcher Jim Bouton in the film.
One worry about taking such work forward is that the insides of a cell are far more complicated and unpredictable than the controlled environment of a test tube.
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Australia, of course, is not alone in facing a more unpredictable weather regime.
Getting an exclusive push from local investors, backed by an aggressive Bank of Japan easing package, is proving to be a tad unpredictable.
The competition are left with a more unpredictable Apple, and it racks up the marketing mystique around the company another notch or two.
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Porterfield and Niall O'Brien barely gave the unpredictable Sri Lankan bowlers a sniff early on and, although they were scoring below the required rate, their principle aim would have been to negotiate the opening overs unscathed.
In Tuesday's election, reformer incumbent Monica Garcia retained her seat with 56 percent of the vote, as widely foreseen, but in a more unpredictable victory, union-supported incumbent Steve Zimmer retained his with 52.1 percent of the vote.
Yet, when you read what Keynes actually wrote, you can't help feeling he had another, equally powerful message for governments today: that the world was a deeply unpredictable place, and uncertainty an inescapable part of economic life.
Stars offer something of a safe bet in an otherwise unpredictable industry, according to Arthur De Vany, a professor emeritus of economics at the University of California, Irvine.
What I call a "Black Swan" is an exceptional unpredictable event that, unlike the bird, carries a huge impact.
The Samarases and Young fell victim to particularly unpredictable storm, even for a tornado.
But the law is, at best, a blunt and unpredictable instrument for disciplining bosses.
There is a dangerous, unpredictable mood in Italy and the election result remains uncertain.
It must be noted, however, that selling golf clubs is a mysterious and unpredictable business.
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It lies with voters, in a referendum as unpredictable as the vagaries of public opinion.
The ability to execute daily in a complicated, unpredictable, relentlessly competitive place that is Not Western, is.
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This may lead to sudden and dramatic changes, for example the unpredictable timing and magnitude of a landslide.
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There, he learnt to master the unpredictable Scottish golf courses - a skill that would be of untold benefit in the future.
Over the last few weeks, the action has been volatile and often unpredictable so we have taken a more quick, in-and-out approach.
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