Environmental and, to a lesser degree, technological risks dominate the long-term global risk landscape according to the Global Risks Perception Survey.
Nearly all environmental risks are included in the top 10. Extreme weather events are anticipated to become even more severe, with the risk ranked first over the next decade for the second year running.
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Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse ranks 2, up from 3 last year and with a significant deterioration compared to its two-year ranking (#21).
Critical change to Earth systems at #3, Natural resource shortages at #4 and Pollution at #10 complete the very bleak outlook for environmental risks.
by Hillary Bett
