Pivot Point In Human History? What was particularly worrisome, she said, is that "the combination of all … is amplifying the risks of each, creating a perfect storm that threatens to engulf humanity". From a 2026 perspective, the 2019 metaphorical weather bomb was at most a 'perfect storm in a teacup'. Nowadays we can look back and see that the Covid19 pandemic was – in the sweep of human history – relatively tame in both its demographic and economic impact. And the Spanish Flu has rarely been cited as a turning event in human history; even though it probably was, given its likely contribution to the outcome of World War One.