Severe events could cause the extinction of all life on the planet Earth, the destruction of the planet Earth, the annihilation of the Solar system , to the annihilation of our galaxy or even the entire universe . Existential risks are distinguished from other forms of risk both by their scope, affecting all of humanity, and severity; destroying or irreversibly crippling the target.
Natural disasters, such as supervolcanos and asteroids , may pose existential risks if sufficiently powerful, though man-made events could also threaten the survival of intelligent life on Earth, like catastrophic global warming , nuclear war , or bioterrorism .
Various existential risks have the potential to destroy, or drastically restrict, human civilization; could cause human extinction ; or even cause the end of Earth .
Societal collapse broadly includes both quite abrupt societal failures typified by collapses (such as that of the Mayan Civilization ), as well as more extended gradual declines of superpowers (like the Roman empire in Western Europe and the Han Dynasty in East Asia ).

No Event short of an asteroid would destroy all life on this planet and even an asteroid wouldn't most likely. The planet will be fine. We may destroy all surface life. There are extermophiles(google it) that not only survive in extermes,but thrive in them. I did extensive research on this for a paper in college. Life would start over again.

How can thehuman race survive the next hundred years?
In a world that is in chaos politically, socially and environmentally, how can the human race sustain another 100 years?
Is it safe to say humanity biggest threat is human behavior? I'm talking about hate, jealousy, fear, greed, and stupidity. These traits of humanity are what makes governmentworks and society function. It inspire us tocreate technology to win wars and brutally defeat our enemies. People say that the space program have created hightech technology we used today, but I beg to differ. All our technology are a result of past war that we have fought OR will fight.The right brothers may have created a winged lift vehicle, but it wasn't any practicaluse until themilitary weaponizedit to spy andthen bomb our enemies. Rockets were invented long before world war 2,yet it was the German war machine that made people realized it's potential. Radar was developed by various nations, not just Briton, for military application. The atom bomb was just a theoryuntil we realized the military potential to destroy entire cities.We are creating a technology death spiral that will oneday cause our own demise.

T he purpose of this essay is to present facts and very conservative estimates which will convince the reader that billions of human beings will most likely suffer horrible deaths before the year 2050 and almost certainly will suffer those deaths before the year 2120, if they were not suffered before 2050, if human does not immediately commence rapid population decline.
Gross World Wide Product (GWWP) in inflation adjusted dollars increased 7.87times from the year 1950 ($7.1 trillion) to the year 2004 ($55.9 trillion). During the same period population increased by a factor of 2.56 times (population 1950 2.4 billion, 2004 6.4 billion). Dividing 7.87 by 2.56 equals 3.07---and 3.07 represents the per capita increase in GWWP during the period 1950-2004. Since GWWP also represents the usage of resources, we can make the reasonable assumption the per capita usage of resources increased by 3.07 times or some number very close to that number.Since the economies of China, India have been growing explosively and are very likely to continue that growthand since the economies of many other nations of the world, including the USA, have been growing and will continue to grow, wecan make the very reasonable assumption that by the year 2050 the percapita usage of resources will be at least 4.57 times as great as they were in1950. For the 54 year period from 1950 to 2004 the per capita growth rate was 3.07times the starting value of 1950: we areassuming that for the46 year period from 2004 to 2050 the growth rate will only be 1.50 times the 1950 starting value, avery substantial reduction and a very, very conservative estimate. 3.07 plus 1.50 equals 4.57, the number I used for the entire period of 1950-2050. Therefore, 4.57 represents the per capita increase in theusage of resources in the year 2050 when compared with the year 1950.
http://www.countercurrents.org/brent090111.htm

Yep according to some studies in the next 30 years people on the shores are gonna have to start moving inland along with the threat of an astroid to,also the earth is slowly cracking(actually seperating) another secret alot of peeps don't know about

ever heard about GRAVITY?

Your kidding right?

Humans got the immune systems of cockroaches and the ability to out breed natural disasters.

Short of the planet exploding....I think humanity will make it.

(I did paleontology work for the Mueseums of Natural History..Denver, Vancouver, Mexico City....so I have done a bit of research...though I could be wrong).

"T he purpose of this essay is to present facts and very conservative estimates which will convince the reader that billions of human beings will most likely suffer horrible deaths before the year 2050"

...yeah...most of us will be dead by 2050.... Why should I care?...You plan on living that long?

Oooops..."Just saw the "Horrible deaths" part. My bad.

What do you consider a fun death?

And how will this particular information improve the quality of my life?

If I can stay healthy, and live to age 93 I only have 30 years left anyway.

Do you really think I should fret over such information?

I don't.

Apparently this dooms dayer has deactivated.

Wrong topic......should be under science.........it will get moved, I am sure

He will come back he always does

I ain't seeing the downside Jeannie Baby...Let me go get my flashlight.

:)

APRIL!! Good to see your groovyness girl. I miss ya.

(I figure I can hijack this thread cause Vegas odds have it going down in flames)

Well I have already done my part by refusing to pop out any children for the empire.

LOL hey baby......been working my arse off lately.....taking my boy to the fair tomorrow.....woohoo

Two words AprilBaby....

FUNNEL CAKE (with extra powdered sugar)

Wow and all I thought I had to wrry about to night was if the rain blows over my garden fountain? Or finding the peanutbutter for a sandwich?

You do realize the guy deactivated immedieately Pacific....?

It is a free thread...

Work that peanutbutter sandwich woman!!!!!

:)

We can run around in our underwear and have pillow fights and no one is here to go gripe to the mods......

I would feel like a failure if we don't have a bit of fun in this situation.

You read my mind.......and choclate covered strawberries.....YEAH