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  2. Rule of threes (survival) - Wikipedia

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    Training in use of a liferaft – the rule will apply when exposed at sea. In survival, the rule of threes involves the priorities in order to survive. [1] [2] [3] The rule, depending on the place where one lives, may allow people to effectively prepare for emergencies [4] and determine decision-making in case of injury or danger posed by the environment.

  3. Biological immortality - Wikipedia

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    Various unicellular and multicellular species, including some vertebrates, achieve this state either throughout their existence or after living long enough. A biologically immortal living being can still die from means other than senescence, such as through injury, poison, disease, predation, lack of available resources, or changes to environment.

  4. Human extinction - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear war is an often-predicted cause of the extinction of humankind. [1]Human 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.

  5. Mass mortality event - Wikipedia

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    This event wiped out 60% of the population of this critically endangered species. Mass mortality events are not uncommon for saiga. In 1981, 70,000 died; in 1988 there were 200,000 deaths; and more recently, in 2010, 12,000 died. [25] [2]

  6. Starvation - Wikipedia

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    Without any food, humans usually die in around 2 months. [9] There was a case when someone survived over a year (382 days) under medical supervision. [10] Lean people can usually survive with a loss of up to 18% of their body mass; obese people can tolerate more, possibly over 20%. Females may survive longer than males due to their higher body ...

  7. Extinction risk from climate change - Wikipedia

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    Around 7.18% of those species will find all of their original habitat too dry to survive in by 2100, presumably going extinct unless migration or some form of adaptation to a dryer environment can occur. Under SSP2-4.5, 41.22% of the terrestrial vertebrates will lose some habitat to aridity, 8.6% will lose over half, and 4.7% will lose all of ...

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  9. Insect euthanasia - Wikipedia

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    Insect euthanasia is the process of killing insects "in a way that minimizes or eliminates pain and distress." [1]: 6 It may apply to animals in the laboratory, schools, as pets, as food, or otherwise. Euthanasia of insects and other invertebrates has historically received limited attention.