Oxford University Researchers List 12 Global Risks To Human Civilization

Posted by samzenpus on Monday February 16, 2015 @02:37AM from the birds-and-snakes-an-airplane-and-lenny-bruce-is-not-afraid dept.

An anonymous reader writes The 12 greatest threats to civilization have been established by Oxford University scientists, with nuclear war and extreme climate change topping the list. Published by the Global Challenges Foundation, the report explores the 12 most likely ways civilization could end. "[This research] is about how a better understanding of the magnitude of the challenges can help the world to address the risks it faces, and can help to create a path towards more sustainable development," the study's authors said. "It is a scientific assessment about the possibility of oblivion, certainly, but even more it is a call for action based on the assumption that humanity is able to rise to challenges and turn them into opportunities."

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So humans are the biggest problem. by The+Grim+Reefer · 2015-02-16 03:01 · Score: 5, Interesting

If you look at this list, the majority of these problems are man-made. Other than a super volcano and an asteroid impact, the solution seems pretty simple. We must abandon all technology and kill all but a small percentage of the population. And those that are left must live in isolated groups. That way there will not be a world wide disease outbreak.