To illustrate, whilst not wishing to compare directly, or trivialise;
When it gets particularly windy here, I (perhaps cleverly?) spot the high winds, by looking through that immeasurably useful invention, (glass) and take a few steps outside, to secure my large wooden gates. I have discovered, through research and real-world modelling, that when the wind reaches a certain speed, from a North Easterly direction, my gates act like the sails on HMS Victory. If I do not tie them back in the open position, they rip the bolts out of the motor brackets and fly open.
This took practice and the development of a system and the design of alternative securing devices to balance the cost/benefit profile of doing a) something, b) nothing.
I started by simply opening the gates and placing a large sack of compost against the bottom of each gate, thus preventing them from blowing open.
This plan had merit. Relatively little cost, vs the cost to repair or replace the gates or their mechanisms.
Sadly, the compost was stolen during one particular 'storm'. That's the old human desire to loot during a moment of distraction. Good ole human race!
Finally, I decide to increase the disaster budget and purchased hooks and chains. A slight increase in budget was was required, but we have not suffered any further loss of property or damage to the gates, since adopting Plan B.
At no time during this research, did I think to attempt to prevent the wind from blowing.
(Sorry Ron for wasting the bandwidth with this rant)