India, Jan. 16 -- Extreme weather events is the most severe long-term threat to humanity, says WEF.

It particularly affects poor and developing countries.

While geopolitical & economic issues remain main risks in the short term, environmental risks dominate the long-term list.

Extreme weather events may no longer top the list of immediate global concerns, but they remain the single greatest long-term threat to humanity - especially for poor and developing countries with the least capacity to cope, warned the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026.

Climate action failure has not been perceived as a global risk since 2024, even as United States President Donald Trump pulled US out of the United Nations Framework Convention on C...