I will give another shot at explaining what I said. To say you know the cause for Hurricane Sandy or any other specific event is tantamount to saying , “I know the cheshbonos of HKB”H.” If you have Ruach Hakodesh, I am happy for you, and for us that we are privileged to have you in our generation. If not, you have the problems I mentioned earlier – either kefira, gaava, or intellectual challenge. However, there is nothing wrong with identifying areas in which we should invest in tikkun. For that, we are told ????? ??????, and we must do that individually. A gadol is empowered to guide the generation in areas in which such tikkun is needed. This does not suppose what the Divine cheshbonos were, just that the message of what to do is such and such. Yes, there were gedolim who had a sixth sense, and were able to identify a snippet of the cheshbonos of HKB”H. These were not average people, and much of what they did was in a sphere that we struggle to comprehend.
We need to take these tragedies as messages, whether individually, or collectively as a klal. But the statements of precisely what HKB”H was calculating are way beyond the reach of us. And, yes, these could be Ruach Hakodesh, but are otherwise either kefira, gaava, or stupidity.