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ecological collapse—
human extinctionHuman extinction or omnicide is the hypothetical end of the human species, either by population decline due to extraneous natural causes, such as an asteroid impact or large-scale volcanism, or via anthropogenic destruction (self-extinction), for example by sub-replacement fertility.
environmental disasterAn environmental disaster or ecological disaster is defined as a catastrophic event regarding the natural environment that is due to human activity.
environmental degradationthe deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.
nuclear winternounA predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.
nuclear summernounA period, hypothesized to follow a nuclear winter, in which surface temperatures rise to a dangerous degree because of the release of carbon dioxide and methane from decayed organic matter.
extinction eventnoun(evolutionary theory, geology) Synonym of mass extinction.
ecocidenounThe complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.
economic collapseEconomic collapse, also called economic meltdown, is any of a broad range of poor economic conditions, ranging from a severe, prolonged depression with high bankruptcy rates and high unemployment (such as the Great Depression of the 1930s), to a breakdown in normal commerce caused by hyperinflation (such as in Weimar Germany in the 1920s), or even an economically caused sharp rise in the death rate and perhaps even a decline in population (such as in countries of the former USSR in the 1990s).
disasternounAn unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
climate change vulnerabilitya concept that describes how strongly people or ecosystems are likely to be affected by climate change.
ecological crisisAn ecological or environmental crisis occurs when changes to the environment of a species or population destabilizes its continued survival.
humanitarian crisisnoun(sociology) A singular event or a series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety or well-being of a community or large group of people.
dying earthnoun(uncountable) A subgenre of science fantasy or science fiction which takes place in the far future at either the end of life on Earth or the end of time, when the laws of the universe themselves fail.
ocean acidificationnoun(climate change) The increase in acidity of oceanic waters, from increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that increase dissolved carbon dioxide in seawater, which causes increased carbonic acid in ocean waters, lowering its pH level.
health crisisA health crisis is an emergency or complex health system that affects the public in one or more geographic areas from a particular locality to encompass the entire planet.
climate refugeenounA person who is forced to flee their home due to anthropogenic climate change that made their region unliveable.
population declinePopulation decline, also known as depopulation, is a reduction in a human population size.
eco-anxietynounAlternative form of ecoanxiety. [(neologism) Anxiety about damage to the ecosystem.]
mutational meltdownnoun(genetics) The process by which a small population accumulates harmful mutations, which leads to loss of fitness and decline of the population size, which may lead to further accumulation of deleterious mutations due to fixation by genetic drift.

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