Extreme Planets
Fake news biggest immediate risk, extreme weather top long-term threat: WEF
With close to 300 crore people expected to head to elections across countries including India and the US in two years, misinformation and societal polarisation have emerged among the biggest immediate risks before the world, a global study showed on Wednesday. In the case of India alone, 'misinformation and disinformation' poses the top-most threat in the next two years, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its annual 'Global Risks Report'. It is followed by infectious diseases, illicit economic activity, income inequality and labour shortage among the five biggest short-term risks. On a longer-term horizon of ten years, the biggest global risk would be from extreme weather events. The report warned of a global risk landscape in which progress in human development is being chipped away slowly, leaving states and individuals vulnerable to new and resurgent risks. "Against a backdrop of systemic shifts in global power dynamics, climate, technology and demographics, global risks ar
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Hottest to coldest: The seven most extreme planets ever discovered
Recently,the hottest planet was discovered, adding to the list of planets with extreme features
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