Question

Pandemic series: a bioterror attack against crops or livestock by 2020?

Resolved:No

5 comments5

Total Forecasters155

Community Prediction

(3% - 12%)

Make a Prediction

50%

community: 5%

Did this actually happen?No

Community Baseline Score

59.6

Community Peer Score

31.1

Authors:

Anthony

Opened:

Jun 15, 2016

Closes:

Jun 15, 2018

Resolves:

Dec 27, 2019

Spot Scoring Time:

Jun 16, 2016

Pandemic Series (2018)

Environment & Climate

Natural Sciences

Health & Pandemics

2016-2020 Leaderboard

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