The accelerated advance of climate change is increasingly alarming and the consequences could mean the end of humanity on the planet.
According to a study carried out at the University of Bristol, Scientists predict that Earth will experience multiple volcanic eruptions in the near future, which could trigger a “triple extinction” and devastate all life on the planet.
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This alarming scenario is based on climate models of supercomputers and suggests that the Earth’s surface could become a hot, dry, uninhabitable supercontinent due to massive emissions of carbon dioxide from volcanoes. Although the forecast is for about 250 million years, it is still worrying, since the consequences of the climate crisis began to be experienced a few years ago, and meteorological phenomena will continue to worsen.
This would result in a significant increase in global temperatures and exacerbation of climate change, with projections of temperatures between 40 and 50 degrees Celsius also due to the increase in the temperature of the Sun.
The scientific study that reveals the uninhabitable future of the Earth
The study’s lead author, Alexander Farnsworth, describes this scenario as a “triple whammy” for Earth, combining continentality effects, a hotter Sun, and higher concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere. Despite efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasesthe study warns that “Total extinction would be inevitable.”
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The temperature of the Earth will increase.
Humanity would face scarcity of essential resources such as water and should manage to ensure the food availability, in addition to looking for new alternatives that do not require this natural resource during their production.
Furthermore, the increase in volcanic eruptions It also poses direct and indirect dangers, such as pyroclastic flows, lava flows, ash falls and toxic gas emissions, which would further complicate the balance of our planet. Eunice Lo, co-author of the study and researcher in Climate Change and Health at the University of Bristolhighlights the importance of addressing the current climate crisis and achieving net-zero emissions as soon as possible to mitigate these impacts.
More and more research is showing these alarming results, which is why the scientific community warns of the need to take urgent measures to address climate change so as not to have devastating consequences for life on the planet.
