In addition to immanent and non-manmade dangers and (natural) disasters (see also points 2.9 and 3.7.1) such as volcanic eruptions, the ice age, asteroid impact, earthquakes, floods, epidemics etc., new threats are now emerging to the biosphere, where the cause is humans themselves, their way of life and their technology.
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