I created new map: The map of global catastrophic risks connected with nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
The map is interactive: if you press on the icons on the first page you will get detailed explanation of the topic. But it works only in pdf.
I hope it will make the map more readable but also will help to preserve all detailed information
You could download pdf with working links here: http://immortality-roadmap.com/nukerisk3bookmarks.pdf
Or you may read a presentation here: http://www.slideshare.net/avturchin/global-catastrophic-risks-connected-with-nuclear-weapons-and-energy
Old school map full of text is here: http://immortality-roadmap.com/nukerisk2.pdf
I would like to get a feedback about this new map type: Is it helping readability and understanding? Does it look more rational and convincing?
I include here jpg-screenshorts of the pdf, but working links are only in pdf.
"Triggering natural risks", you say. Well, it is possible. But there is actually an interesting correlation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5thEFwXjxvTWkt0djJ3akpQNHM/view?usp=sharing Top plot - summary energy of all (disclosed) underground nuclear blasts (converted to magnitude) Bottom plot - earthquakes with magnitude >= 8.3.
Source: http://ufn.ru/ru/articles/2010/3/f/ (unfortunately, in russian only, don't know if anybody published similar research in english).
So, maybe it is possible to use nuclear blasts to prevent natural risks, not trigger them.
I read about this correlation before. I can't now open your first link (give me access), but I remember that when I read it I thought that the correlation may be artificial because of arbitrary cutoff at 8.3. That is if we have complex random data we could search for different cutoffs until we find the one which will provide us a "correlation". But it is a random event.
Anyway, your point is true - we could use nukes to prevent some risks, including asteroid deflection, controlled volcano eruptions and EQ energy release. But it was out of the scope of this map, may be goof for another one.