Thanks to the survival instinct, humanity and our civilization have existed for thousands of years. Although over the past few decades, the scientific community has become increasingly worried about possible global catastrophes - events with a high risk coefficient that can not only harm the planet, but also destroy life on it.
25. The era of black holes
The era of black holes is described in the book by Professor Fred Adams "The Five Ages of the Universe", as an age in which organized matter will remain only in the form of black holes. Gradually, thanks to the quantum processes of radiation activity, they will get rid of the matter absorbed by them. By the end of this era, only low-energy protons, electrons and neutrons will remain. In other words, you can say goodbye to our beautiful blue planet.
24. End of the World
According to many religious movements that put forward various hypotheses, the end of the world is approaching (the day of judgment, the second coming of Jesus Christ, the coming of the Antichrist). All agree on one thing: the end of the world is inevitable. Scientists refute most of the hypotheses, but they also agree that this can happen.
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23. Worldwide dictatorial government
When one thinks of the periods of rule of such dictators as Hitler, Stalin, Saddam, Kim Jong-un and other classical political dictatorial regimes, it is easy to assume that such a scenario can also be considered the beginning of the end of civilization.
22. Gray goo
As a result of yet another doomsday scenario, man-made nanorobots will get out of control and destroy humanity.
21. Gamma radiation
Many scientists are concerned that the extremely powerful gamma radiation from neighboring galaxies, as a result of a very strong explosion, could cause the death of our planet. This hypothesis helps explain the so-called Fermi paradox, which indicates that, besides us, there are no other technologically advanced civilizations in the Universe, since gamma rays may have destroyed everything.
20. Global warming
This is a controversial issue, but many believe that as a result of human activity, the resulting global warming will become the factor that can be considered as the cause of climate change and the death of life on our planet.
19. Solar hyperactivity
The sun periodically throws hot radioactive gas clouds into space, which threaten the earth's magnetic field, as they are extremely powerful and reach the earth in just a few hours. According to some scientists, as a result of the harm that humans do to their planet, the uncontrolled coronary emissions from the Sun will one day destroy the planet.
18. Big Bang
The Big Bang Theory is another dubious cosmological hypothesis, according to which the matter of the Universe, ranging from stars, galaxies to atoms and other particles that appeared as a result of this explosion, will disappear in the same way in the future.
17. Large compression
The Great Shrinkage is another scientific hypothesis for the end of our existence. As a result, the universe will shrink and explode. The Big Bang spawned it, and the Big Compression will destroy it.
16. Genetic contamination
Genetic pollution is a dubious term used to explain the uncontrolled use of genetic engineering that interferes with the natural world. It is undesirable to interfere with genes, since once creating new organisms, one can irrevocably harm existing ones. Undesirable dominant species can appear as a result of spontaneous mutations.
15. Pandemics
Another risk to the life of humanity can be considered global epidemics, which can spread very quickly by airborne droplets and kill people just a few hours before humanity finds an effective medicine.
14. Extinction of humanity
What would the planet look like if humanity suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth, like dinosaurs? Several reasons can lead to the sudden extinction of humanity. For example, all men will become gay and the reproduction of humanity will stop.
13. Future of the Universe
There are two scenarios for the development of the future of the Universe, and both lead to its destruction. Some scientists say the universe will explode, while others will freeze. One way or another, but both scenarios are absolutely non-optimistic.
12. Overpopulation
The threat of overpopulation of the planet is being heard more and more often. Many experts argue that by 2050 this will be our biggest challenge. The fact is that humanity will be so numerous that there will be a lack of various life-supporting resources, for example, water and oil. As a result, we get hunger, droughts, disease and endless wars between countries.
11. Excessive consumption
Excessive consumption is already considered one of the risks in 2015. Since humans consume much more than nature can regenerate. Signs of overconsumption are huge fish catches and overconsumption of meat. The same applies to vegetables and fruits.
10. Third world war
Albert Einstein was one of the first to predict the end of the world as a result of the Third World War. He said that he didn’t know what kind of weapon mankind would use during the Third, but in the Fourth World War, humanity would fight with stones and clubs.
9. The death of civilization
The death of civilization is the most realistic scenario that predicts the death of humanity. An example is the fate of the Mayan civilization or the Byzantine Empire. All the same can happen to all of humanity in the future.
8. Nuclear war
A nuclear holocaust and apocalypse are among the most real risks that can lead to the death of humanity. This can happen, as the world has accumulated a huge amount of nuclear weapons.
7. New world order
A new world order can be established by one of the secret organizations that exist today (Illuminati, Freemasons, Zionists, etc.). Today they are under the control of society, but in the future they can become more powerful and by their dogmas and actions lead humanity to slavery and service to evil.
6. Malthusian trap
The essence of the Malthusian disaster, according to Thomas Malta, author of The Experience of the Population Law (1798), is that in the future the population will overtake the growth and opportunities of the agricultural sector of the economy and stability. After which there will be a decline and decrease in the population, and disasters will begin.
5. Alien Invasion
This theory has existed since antiquity, and most (if not all) have seen countless films in which one sunny day some alien civilization will conquer the planet and try to destroy life on it. This will not happen in the near future, but it may happen someday.
4. Transhumanism
Transhumanism is an international cultural and intellectual over the past few years, the goal of which is to understand the great role of technology in transformations and improving the quality of the material, physical and mental spheres of human life. While it sounds great, humanity could suffer as a result of the information and technological revolution.
3. Technological singularity
Experts use the concept of "technological singularity", describing a hypothetical scenario, as a result of which rapid technological progress will play a cruel trick on humanity, which will create artificial intelligence and die, losing control over clones and robots.
2. Mutual assured destruction
Mutually assured destruction refers to the global use of weapons for the mass destruction of people and the planet. This is a realistic scenario if we assess the current political and military situation in the world.
1. Kinetic bombardment
Those who have watched Die Another Day know that kinetic bombardment can destroy life on the planet. If you haven't seen the movie, then imagine developing a space weapon that can destroy everything on Earth in a couple of seconds. Fearfully? Fearfully. But scientists have even calculated the likelihood of serious catastrophes that can lead to the death of mankind, up to thousandths of a percent.