List of Fears and Worries
The following is an ever-growing list of fears and worries
that is actively
being promoted by the media.
Notice how many are related to geology and the environment.
Don't worry! Be Happy
(delusional)!
And you wonder why you have headaches and ulcers?
abandoned mine shafts
acid rain
acid reflux
acid snow
adult attention deficit
AIDS
aircraft collisions
aircraft controllers being furloughed
aircraft controllers sleeping on the job
airplane crashes at air shows
air pollution from industries in China
allergies
alligators in Florida
aluminum wiring catching on fire
anthrax powder in the mail
antibiotic-resistant bacteria
antibiotics injected into livestock
arsenic in drinking water
arsenic-treated telephone poles
arsonists
asbestos (carcinogenic)
asteroid impacts
autism rates increasing
avalanches
bad eating and smoking habits of your grandparents will affect your health
bark beetles destroying forests
bath salts with designer drugs
bats with rabies
batteries in aircraft catching on fire
bedbugs
bees dying off and loss of crops
bird flu
black ice on roads
black widow spider bites
blood clots from sitting too long on an airplane
brown recluse spider bites
build up of selenium in agricultural areas in California
butter, oleomargarine and other fats
cadmium causing hypertension
cancer
CAP water dissolving iron pipes
carbon monoxide from auto exhaust
carbon dioxide from smoking cigarettes
carbon monoxide from old cracked heaters
car tires blowing out due to under-inflation
cat scratch disease
chimpanzee habitats disappearing
cigarette smoke
coastal erosion
collapse of Earth’s magnetic field and increased cosmic radiation
comet impacts
Congress cannot get anything done and Congress is about to do something
contaminated hypodermic needles
contaminated medicines
contaminated sheetrock from China
coral reefs dying off
coyotes with rabies
computer crashes and loss of data
crabgrass
cruise ships sinking
dangerous side effects from medicines
debris in orbit threatening the space station
desert pavement being destroyed by off-road vehicles
diabetes rates increasing
diesel fumes (carcinogenic)
dog food from China with harmful ingredients
drinking while driving
drivers of big rigs not getting enough sleep
drug cartels and gangs
drunk drivers
drunk pilots
dust storms in southern Arizona
eating red meat
earthquake in the Los Angeles area
ecoli bacteria
elephant poaching for ivory
El Nino storms
employers will not hire when they have access to your DNA
epileptic attacks from playing video games
eruption of the Long Valley caldera in California
eruption of MT. Rainier destroys Seattle
eruption of the Yellowstone caldera in Wyoming
European countries going bankrupt
everything you say on a cell phone is being recorded
exotic species destroying ecosystems
female hormones in drinking water
financial inflation due to government overprinting money
fire ants
fires from ruptured gas lines
flash floods
flesh-eating bacteria
flooding along the Mississippi river
or drought in the same area
fluoride in drinking water
food poisoning
formaldehyde fumes from plywood and particle board
forest fires
French fries and baked potatoes causing cancer
frequent fliers developing cancer from cosmic rays
frogs and other amphibians dying off
gila monsters
global climate change (also known as weather)
government is tracking your travels by the gps in your cell phone
ground subsidence due to over pumping
groundwater contamination from fracking
groundwater contamination from leaking gasoline storage tanks
groundwater loss due to over pumping
grade inflation
greenhouse gases
grilled meat (carcinogenic)
gum disease
hair loss
hanta virus from rodent droppings
hematite in lipstick (carcinogenic)
hepatitis
high unemployment rates
holes in the ozone layer
home foreclosures
home invasions
hormones injected into beef cattle
hurricanes
icebergs increasing in number due to global warming
increased sales of pressure cookers
identity theft
increased taxes
insect remains in breakfast cereal
Iran with atomic bombs and missiles
IRS audits
Japanese beetle causes elm disease
killer bees
kissing bugs
Korea with atomic bombs and missiles
lack of water in the Colorado river
landslides, debris flow and creep
large crowds are potential bomb threats
large, sugary soda drinks
lawsuits
lead in paint
loss of farmland due to erosion, over farming, and construction
loss of the ozone layer
loss of the rain forests
lead poisoning from lead ceramic glazes
lead poisoning from lead paint
lead poisoning from lead toothpaste tubes
lightning killing people on golf courses
losing aircraft luggage
maar volcanic eruptions
mad cow disease
mail bombs
melanoma
meningitis
mercury in fluorescent light bulbs
mercury switches
mercury thermometers
mercury in tuna and swordfish
methane eruptions from ocean depths
methane from cattle flatulence
methane from landfills
mold in buildings
micro black holes hitting earth
national debt
natural gas explosions
nearby star going super nova
Nigerian phone scams
nitrates in groundwater affects brain development
nitrates in hotdogs and bacon (carcinogenic)
North Korea
nuclear waste
obesity
oil leaking from drill rigs
outsourcing of jobs
overcooking of meat (carcinogenic)
overfishing of oceans
paper cuts while licking an envelope
paying back student loans
peanut allergy
pesticides in orange juice
phthalates in can liners, fingernail polish and plastic bottles
pink eye
pit bull attacks
plastic containers used in microwave ovens emitting carcinogenic fumes
plastic water bottles filling up land fills
plastic water bottles left in hot cars emitting harmful chemicals in water
polar bears going extinct
poisonous mushrooms
potential earthquake along the San Andreas fault
potholes in roads
premature Alzheimer’s disease
preservatives in food
pythons in the Florida Everglades
radiation from cell phones
radiation from chest X-rays
radiation from dental X-rays
radiation from power lines
radioactive cesium from nuclear disasters
radioactive iodine escaping from nuclear reactors
radioactive isotopes in sewage from hospitals
radon gas
ragweed
rattlesnakes
red light cameras create stress and accidents
return of the Ice Ages- planetary starvation
riding a motorcycle without a helmet
riots after football games
rising food prices
rising gas and oil prices
rising taxes
road rage
rogue waves
running out of fossil fuels
running out of space for landfills
rusting bridges
salinization of soils
saltwater contamination of drinking water in Florida due to over pumping
scorpions
seafood allergies
seafood poisoned by red algae
sea level rise due to global warming destroying coastal cities
second-hand cigarette smoke
shark attacks increasing
shark species being wiped out by popularity of shark fin soup
shortage of rare earth elements used for windmills
silicosis from dust storms
siltification of dams
skunks with rabies
soccer riots
Social Security going bankrupt
solar flares overloading electrical transmission systems
solar flares wiping out communication satellites
someone is going to confiscate your gun
space junk falling out of orbit
species nearing extinction
spinach causing kidney stones
spinach contaminated by bacteria
spontaneous human combustion
stock market crash due to twitter rumors
strip mining for coal and oil shale
sulfur dioxide from burning high sulfur
oils and coal
sunlight causes melanoma
sunlight causes wrinkles
texting while driving
tea causing kidney stones
teeth damaged by acid fruit drinks
termites destroying your home
tired air traffic controllers
tornado belt
traffic cameras
train derailments
tsunamis
tungsten causing leukemia
tunnel carpal syndrome
undercooking of meat (bacteria)
underinflated tires overheating and blowing up
uninsured motorists
unwashed hands
uranium pollution from the
burning of coal
vitamin D deficiency
voter fraud
water heated in microwave ovens exploding and causing injuries
weather changes produced by large scale volcanic eruptions
West Nile virus
whales beaching
worrying that the glue on an envelope contains a poison
Valley fever
Vegans will prevent us from eating hamburgers
you cannot purchase health insurance when your DNA is analyzed
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last edited: 4/25/13