external risk
risks that are generally uncontrollable by the first party, or produced by a non-human source and beyond human control
natural risk
risk of a natural phenomenon that might have a negative effect on humans or the environment
disease outbreak
sudden increase in occurrences of a disease in a particular time and place
rare event
event that occurs with low frequency, often with a widespread effect which might destabilize systems
potentially hazardous object
asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth
global warming
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns due to man-made gasocrine processes.
climate risk
risk resulting from climate change and affecting natural and human systems and regions
pandemic
epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region with global health impact
human impact on the environment
observed or potential changes to biophysical environments and ecosystems caused directly or indirectly by humans, including global warming, environmental degradation, mass extinction and biodiversity loss, ecological crisis and collapse
external causes of illness and death
reason for the existence of a medical condition which can be associated with a specific object or acute process that was caused by something outside the body
macro risk
risk that is associated with macroeconomic, political or environmental factors
biodiversity loss
extinction of species worldwide, and also the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat