The new Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum has identified extreme weather events as the top risk for the next 10 years, followed by biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse.
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5 of the top 10 risks identified were environmental. They are
- Extreme weather (1st)
- Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse (2nd)
- Critical change to Earth systems (3rd)
- Natural resource shortages (4th)
- Pollution (10th)