The emergence of Donald Trump as President of the United States, has heightened the fear that the world may indeed be on the verge of another great war.
Recent polls suggest that since Trump took charge of enough nuclear firepower, many are afraid he might seek to blast humanity off the face of this planet.
However, that’s not the only threat the world facing at the moment, according to Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute – in fact, humanity is facing three existential threats right now.
Metro UK reports that the three biggest risks humanity face are Pandemics, Extreme Climate Change and Pandemics, Extreme Climate Change and Nuclear War – and there is a ‘dire need’ for world leaders to act.
Speaking to experts in the field, the researchers warn of the risk of someone unleashing a deadly biological weapon.
‘A recent survey of the views of national technical experts on biological weapons highlighted a dire need for broader and more sustained international focus,’ said biosecurity expert Piers Millett.
‘International cooperation on global risks is more important than ever,’ says study author Sebastian Farquhar.
‘Disease, climate change, and nuclear winter don’t respect national borders.’
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