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Climate change and cyberrisk could be too much to handle. Click here to read this year's full list of the Most Dangerous Emerging Risks.

In 2012, Risk Scenarios proved its worth as a risk management publication that's creative and engaging.

Millions of tons of digital waste are disposed of annually in the U.S. alone.

When antibiotics are no longer effective to treat harmful bacteria, infectious diseases will run rampant, while formerly minor ailments will cause serious problems.

Managing supply chains is becoming ever more important to the strategic goals of organizations.

With drought and extreme weather increasing, wildfires are becoming much more ferocious.

Coastal events like Superstorm Sandy will become more problematic due to higher sea levels from a slowing Gulf Stream.

When countries attack each other's computer networks, no data is safe.

Shrinking budgets, cost overruns and delays have hampered progress in replacing deteriorating satellite systems.

Thousands of players are suing the NFL, alleging that the league knew more than it let on about the effects of head injuries on players. But will the lawsuits stop there?

As the U.S. prepares to become an exporter of natural gas because of vast reserves, electricity users may well find pricing going up, not down.

We already face a graying population. Any significant extensions in life expectancy could place even more pressure on long-term health care insurers and pension fund managers.

Employers are going to find it difficult to retain talent once the economy improves in earnest and skilled workers and managers head out the door.

The unintended consequences of the massive production and use of hormone-based drugs and other pharmaceuticals.

The Occupy Wall Street movement and the Arab Spring show that it's getting easier to organize protests using social media like Twitter and Facebook.

What would happen if a typhoon shot through the Taiwan Strait, where a concentration of semiconductor suppliers creates a supply chain "pinch point."

An interconnected global economy threatens to overwhelm risk management. Click here to see this year's winners.

It's the low-tech threat that could have devastating food supply chain consequences.

With social media, individuals have the power to hit back against the world's largest companies ... and win.

When two Chevy Volts caught fire after a routine crash tests damaged their batteries, federal regulators and environmentalists took notice. Risk managers should as well.