Climate and governance dominate the World Economic Forum's eighth-annual Global Risks report published this week.
"Dynamism in our hyperconnected world requires increasing our resilience to the many global risks that loom before us," writes the WEF's Klaus Schwab.
A total of 1,234 top experts from around the world submitted responses.
One of the questions asked the experts to rate the likelihood of 50 major events on a scale of 1 (least likely) to 5 (most likely).
We've ranked the 17 they said were most likely to occur.
Critical Systems Failure
Threat Category: Technological
Likelihood Score: 3.62/5
Description: Single-point system vulnerabilities trigger cascading failure of critical information infrastructure and networks.
Source: World Economic Forum
Terrorism
Threat Category: Geopolitical
Likelihood Score: 3.64/5
Description: Individuals or a non-state group successfully inflict large-scale human or material damage.
Source: World Economic Forum
Rising Religious Fanaticism
Threat Category: Geopolitical
Likelihood Score: 3.66/5
Description: Uncompromising sectarian views that polarize societies and exacerbate regional tensions..
Source: World Economic Forum
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