sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
food crisis; food-supply crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
economic crisis; financial crisis
crisis response; emergency response
endangerment (of a species)
threat to national existence
Gulf War (1990); Persian Gulf crisis
nuclear crisis; nuclear power-plant crisis
endangered world heritage site
water crisis; water scarcity