Predictors of various ranks, from John the Theologian (the apocalypse, or the second coming of Christ), to Nostradamus, Wanda and smaller psychics, speak with confidence about the inevitability of the end of the world.
The only difference is in the timing and possible scenarios for the death of humanity. However, we will not touch upon the issues of religion, beliefs and astrology, and designate a dozen of the most "common" variants of the end of the world, their probability and possibility of prevention. The information resource Discover was used as a source of information.
| Event | Impact on Earth | The probability of an event during a person's life | Possibility of prevention |
| Asteroid collision | Local character with small size of the object, global - with significant | 1 in 700,000 | 100% with its early detection and changing the trajectory of the asteroid |
| Solar flare | Power system collapse, potential ozone depletion | 0 * | Impossible to prevent, but it is possible to reduce the effect by building sustainable energy systems |
| Supernova explosion | Destruction of the ozone layer, significant increase in radiation levels | 1 in 10,000,000 | Impossible to prevent |
| Flash of gamma radiation | Destruction of the ozone layer, a significant increase in the level of radiation, "burning out" the planet | 1 in 14,000,000 | Impossible to prevent |
| Colliding with a black hole | Complete destruction of the Earth | 1 in 1,000,000,000,000 | Impossible to prevent |
| Extraterrestrial civilization attack | Destruction of humanity | Unknown | High probability of prevention if humanity is the oldest civilization in the Universe, which, however, is unlikely |
| Death of the Sun | Destruction of the Earth | 0 ** | It is impossible to prevent, but for the further evolution of mankind, you can change the habitat - there is enough time |
| Death of the Galaxy (Milky Way) | Glaciation, extreme radiation, absorption by a supermassive black hole | 0 ** | Impossible to prevent, but extremely distant in time event |
| Death of the universe | Destruction of all matter | 0 ** | It is impossible to prevent, the remoteness of the event in time defies comprehension |
| * The probability of an event is very small in the case of the solar system | |||
| ** Probability is billions of years apart |