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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Disasters of extraterrestrial origin

Disasters of extraterrestrial origin

Nature

Astronomical phenomena exist which can cause disaster conditions on the Earth, the best known example being meteors.

Broader

Disasters
Presentable

Narrower

Hazards from comets
Excellent
Stellar explosions
Presentable
Nuclear accidents in space
Presentable
Meteors as hazards
Presentable
Introduction of extraterrestrial infectious diseases and bacteria
Presentable
Interstellar dust
Presentable
Catastrophic expansion of the sun
Presentable
Collision with interstellar matter
Unpresentable
Meteorites as hazards
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Recurring mass extinctions of species
Presentable
Infected birds
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Irresponsible exploitation of solar system resources
Unpresentable

Strategy

Averting disasters of extraterrestrial origin
Yet to rate

Value

Disaster
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #13: Climate Action

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Societal problems » Emergencies
  • Transportation, telecommunications » Aerospace, space
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    F3562
    DOCID
    11635620
    D7NID
    132521
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020