These are the 10 greatest threats to humanity. The coronavirus is just one of them – Wel.nl

Once in a while, a list of WHO, a major university or research institute with the greatest threats to the survival of humanity appears. In addition to nuclear weapons and climate change, a pandemic is standard in the top 10. But yes, such a list is more reading material than we take it very seriously.

With today’s knowledge, we may have to change that. A report was released this week, entitled Surviving and Thriving in the 21st Century. It comes from the Commission for the Human Future, which consists of a group of Australian scientists. They formulated a top 10 of the biggest threats to Earth. It looks like we still have a lot to expect.

The top 10:

1. Decrease in natural resources, especially water
2. Ecosystem collapse and loss of biodiversity
3. Growth of the world population beyond the capacity of the Earth
4. Global warming and human-induced climate change
5. Chemical pollution of the earth, especially the atmosphere and the oceans
6. Increasing food shortages and poor food quality
7. Nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction
8. Pandemics of new and untreatable diseases
9. Powerful new technology that we cannot control
10. National and worldwide failures to understand these risks and act preventively

The latter in particular must be firmly in our ears.

Sources): Science Alert