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Risks to civilization, humans and planet Earth — This article is about the near and very far future. For past civilizations, see Societal collapse. Contents 1 Types of risks 2 Future scenarios 2.1 … Wikipedia
Risks to the Glen Canyon Dam — Glen Canyon Dam viewed from inside lower Glen Canyon The Glen Canyon Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, has been associated with a large amount of risk, most notably the risk of its siltation and failure … Wikipedia
Self insurance — is a risk management method in which a calculated amount of money is set aside to compensate for the potential future loss. More colloquially, the term self insured is used as a euphemism for uninsured. [http://www.slate.com/id/2075714/] If self… … Wikipedia
Risk perception — is the subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk. The phrase is most commonly used in reference to natural hazards and threats to the environment or health, such as nuclear power. Several theories have… … Wikipedia
Nuclear safety — covers the actions taken to prevent nuclear and radiation accidents or to limit their consequences. This covers nuclear power plants as well as all other nuclear facilities, the transportation of nuclear materials, and the use and storage of… … Wikipedia
Human extinction — is the end of the human species. Various scenarios have been discussed in science, popular culture, and religion (see End time). The scope of this article is existential risks. Humans are very widespread on the Earth, and live in communities… … Wikipedia
Nick Bostrom — at the 2006 Singularity Summit. Nick Bostrom (born Niklas Boström on 10 March 1973[1]) is a Swedish philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on existential ri … Wikipedia
Великий фильтр — (англ. Great Filter) гипотеза, высказанная в 1996 году Робином Д. Хенсоном[1], призванная разрешить Парадокс Ферми. C точки зрения автора, отсутствие признаков внеземных цивилизаций в наблюдаемой Вселенной подразумевает что доводы… … Википедия
Environmental impact of nuclear power — Nuclear power activities involving the environment; mining, enrichment, generation and geological disposal. The environmental impact of nuclear power results from the nuclear fuel cycle, operation, and the effects of nuclear accidents. The… … Wikipedia
Offshore financial centre — Many leading offshore financial centres are located in small tropical Caribbean countries. An offshore financial centre (OFC), though not precisely defined, is usually a small, low tax jurisdiction specializing in providing corporate and… … Wikipedia
Health care in the Netherlands — is financed by obligatory health insurance and all insurance companies are obliged to provide a package with a defined set of insured treatments [http://www.minvws.nl/en/themes/health insurance system/ Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport ] .… … Wikipedia
