“Global Risks Report”: Latest World Economic Forum (WEF) report “Global Risks Report 2025” indicates that the greatest threat in 2025 will be “Armed conflict on state grounds”. It was indicated by 23 percent. respondents However, in second place were 900 leaders of business, politics and science focused on the climate crisis.
“Extreme weather phenomena”: “Facing still devastating forest fires raging in Los Angelesthe second most frequently indicated risk for 2025 was 'extreme weather phenomena', indicated by 14%. respondents” – writes “The Guardian”. Last year, a series of flash floods drought and fires in the world made it visible the impact of the climate crisis on weather patterns.
Biggest threat: The report shows both the short-term and 10-year perspectives environmental threats dominated by experts' concerns. Extreme weather phenomena for the greatest long-term risk and then biodiversity loss, critical changes in Earth systems and scarcity of natural resources. Leaders indicated what worries them most about the next year, two years and a decade.
Global warming: – The climate crisis requires urgent attention and action. In 2024 annual global warming reached a record 1.54 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, and many parts of the world experienced unprecedented, catastrophic weather phenomena – commented Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director of WEF.
What else threatens us? Next places among greatest threats business, science and political leaders indicated “geoeconomic confrontation” (8%), “misleading and disinformation” (7%), “social polarization” (6%) and “economic slowdown” (5%).
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Sources: WEF, “The Guardian”.