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What Will Take Us to Extinction?

Human extinction risks from our own activities are over 100 times more likely than natural hazards.

Ali Alzahrani, Ph.D
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3 min readDec 7, 2024

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What would cause humankind to end? Perhaps a Star Wars, an alien invasion, or overpopulation? Please take a moment and write me a comment on what you think might cause our extinction. I do not have an exact answer, actually no one can give an absolute answer. However, I brought here some of the most critical threats to our survival, as experts explained.

Nuclear War

One major issue we face is the possibility of a global nuclear war. Destruction of enough nuclear war could cause a nuclear winter. This nuclear winter would block out the sun, resulting in a fall in temperature that would adversely affect…

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Ali Alzahrani, Ph.D
Ali Alzahrani, Ph.D

Written by Ali Alzahrani, Ph.D

Founder of Being Publication https://medium.com/being, write about life philosophies, cinema, health, academia, and culture. Inquiries: aliwritesaz@gmail.com

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