There has been a lot of news lately about artificial intelligence and how it is doing a lot of bad for mankind. Recently, they were able to use AI to predict when the end of the world would come, and it doesn’t look good.
One of the questions that many people have asked is how long the human race would be able to last on the planet Earth. Most people recognize the fact that in about 7.5 billion years, the sun is likely going to go supernova and absorb the earth again.
There is also the possibility that humans could create their own demise, between climate change and nuclear war or some of the other threats that they pose against themselves. All of that aside, however, researchers were wondering how long climate change could possibly go on until humanity is gone.
They hooked AI up to a supercomputer to analyze all of the data they had on the earth’s climate. This included everything from ocean chemistry to tectonic plates and the biology of every living thing. They wanted to include anything that could impact the ability of humans to live on Earth.
Although it is not looking good, you will be happy to know that the end of humankind, according to the supercomputer, is far away from our day. One of the problems that we are experiencing is the movement of tectonic plates, and eventually, they will move into the position of a supercontinent, Pangaea Ultima.
According to Dr. Alexander Farnsworth: “The newly-emerged supercontinent would effectively create a triple whammy, comprising the continentality effect, hotter sun and more CO2 in the atmosphere, of increasing heat for much of the planet.
“The result is a mostly hostile environment devoid of food and water sources for mammals.
“Widespread temperatures of between 40 to 50 degrees Celsius, and even greater daily extremes, compounded by high levels of humidity would ultimately seal our fate.
“Humans – along with many other species – would expire due to their inability to shed this heat through sweat, cooling their bodies.”
After the formation of the supercontinent, only about 16% of the land is habitable for mammals. Humans will have quite a task on their hands to adapt to the new extremes that will exist.
The sun will be brighter and hotter, volcanoes will erupt more frequently and it isn’t looking good at that point.
The good news is, that Pangaea Ultima won’t form for another 250 million years.
According to a co-author of the study: “It is vitally important not to lose sight of our current Climate Crisis, which is a result of human emissions of greenhouse gases.
“While we are predicting an uninhabitable planet in 250 million years, today we are already experiencing extreme heat that is detrimental to human health.
“This is why it is crucial to reach net-zero emissions as soon as possible.”