Global Challenges Threaten Civilization
CURRENT GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND CRISES IN THE ENVIRONMENT, INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT, AND A HOST OF HUMANITARIAN AREAS THREATEN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR CURRENT INTERWOVEN CIVILIZATION.
Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against - Nature
The 12 threats to human civilization, ranked – Washington Post- [Summary of Global Challenges paper]
‘Collapse of Civilization is the Most Likely Outcome’: Top Climate Scientists - Resilience
Stephen Hawking Thinks These 3 Things Could Destroy Humanity - Live Science
Climate change: Failure to tackle warming 'suicidal' [UN Secretary General] - BBC
Separatism Threatens Global Problem Solving
NO SINGLE NATION OR GROUP CAN SOLVE THESE GROWING CHALLENGES ALONE. YET INCREASING ISOLATIONISM AND OTHER SEPARATIVE FORCES ARE MAKING GLOBAL PROBLEM SOLVING FAR MORE PROBLEMATIC.
The New Separatism – The American Conservative
The coming surge of separatism – The Economist
The worrying rise of the far right across Europe and America – The Guardian
The upsurge of xenophobic nationalism – threat, and opportunity – Open Democracy
Why the World Is Falling Apart
We’re More Divided As A Nation Than Ever, And This Poll On Obama’s Legacy Shows It
How Western civilization could collapse - BBC
America’s Political Divides Run Deeper Than Just Republicans And Democrats - HuffPost
Conservatives and Liberals Have Different Brains, Studies Show – ABC News
Power and Identification Centered in Nations
PEOPLE IDENTIFY WITH, SUPPORT, AND ACT THROUGH THE GROUPS OF WHICH THEY FEEL A PART. THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL CENTERS OF IDENTIFICATION AND POWER ON THE WORLD STAGE ARE NATIONS, BUT THERE IS NO CENTER OF IDENTIFICATION FOR THE ENTIRE GROUP OF THE WORLD’S NATIONS. NO TRUE WORLD CENTER, WITH AN AGENDA FOCUSED ON PLANETARY ISSUES, CURRENTLY EXISTS.
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Environment
World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice - BioScience
Think this Pandemic is bad? We Have a Worse Crises Coming – NY Times
“It’s The Gulf Stream, Stupid!” Climate Scientists Warn Tipping Point Is Near - CleanTechnico
World's carbon dioxide concentration teetering on the point of no return – The Guardian
UN warns that world risks becoming 'uninhabitable hell' for millions unless leaders take climate action - CNN
The End of Climate Denial? - Huffpost
International Conflict
The world is facing an insane danger that's greater than Covid-19 - CNN
The Doomsday Clock is closer than ever to midnight. Here's why that matters - CNN
Justin Trudeau: ‘The World Is In Crisis, And Things Are About To Get Much Worse’ – Huffington Post
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2020 [And beyond] – International Crisis Group
Humanitarian Crises
Poverty Overview- The World Bank
Understanding Poverty [Graph] – The World Bank
Our Nobel Peace Prize win is an honor and a tragedy [World Food Program] - Forbes