Ending it all

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Death for a civilisation can arrive in many forms

  1. Civilisations can destroy their environment
    • pollution
    • overuse of natural resources
    • the greenhouse effect and overheating
    • overpopulation
    • annihilation
  2. Cosmic catastrophes - rare, but possible
    • Comet impact
    • Asteroid impact
    • nearby supernova
  3. Universal death - inevitable
    • the Sun's death
    • stellar death
    • universe winds down


The Second Law of Thermodynamics