If you needed an excuse-of-the-day look no further than the DMTF specs for CIM.
The CIM_Error class has a ProbableCause property which can have a long list of values:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc150671(VS.85).aspx
“Toxic Leak Detected”, “Ice Buildup”, “High Winds”.
In a way, I feel refreshed to see the potential causes for the world’s problems are no more than 129.