It has long been known that this end of the world is inevitable; sooner or later, the planet may be overtaken by natural disasters that will contribute to the destruction of the Earth.
It is worth remembering that overconsumption of natural resources and global warming are relentlessly leading us towards the end of the planet's existence. Do not be upset, for the next few thousand years the planet will be relatively safe, despite climate change and the gradual displacement of continents. But still, the world population is already making forecasts about the fate of the planet, thanks to which 10 predictions about the end of the world have been formed. But today we'll talk about 10 sad facts about the future of the Earth.
Fact No. 10. New ice age in 50 thousand years
Humanity will exist for another 50 thousand years. It is unlikely that during this time humanity will die from a lack of resources or another world war. The world population expects new ice age. The last ice age ended about 15 thousand years ago!
Fact No. 9. In 100 thousand years, a supervolcano will melt everyone
According to scientists' forecasts, in 100 thousand years the Earth will suffer from a supervolcano eruption. The volcanic eruption will be so powerful that it will cover 400 cubic kilometers with magma.
There are such volcanoes in the mountains of California, but more than a million years have passed since their last eruption. It should be added that super-eruptions are very different from disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, floods and asteroid impacts - such an eruption would cause enormous harm to the entire civilization.
Fact No. 8. Meteorite fall after 500 thousand years
The biggest shock in modern history was the fall of the Tunguska meteorite in Russia, which resulted in an explosion of energy approximately 1000 times greater than that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The diameter of the meteorite was up to 190 m in diameter. Scientists have calculated that in 500 thousand years, some space fragments measuring about 1 kilometer in diameter will fall to Earth. As a result, the Earth will be completely destroyed.
Fact No. 7. Collapse of the Grand Canyon and Arizona Crater after 2 million years
If we assume that the Earth is not touched by meteorites or supervolcanic eruptions, nothing happens during the Ice Age, then in two million years everything will collapse on its own. For example, the Grand Canyon appeared due to the erosive effects of water flowing into the Colorado River - in 2 million years there will be an increase in the level of snow and ice, which will lead to the complete destruction of the canyon. The same thing could happen to the Arizona Crater and the rocky desert badlands of South Dakota.
Fact No. 6. Flood in East Africa in 10 million years
The East African Rift tectonic plates may continue to expand. Eventually both the Somali and Nubian plates will break away completely from each other, causing a new ocean basin to divide Africa. Now the Earth is literally being torn apart - new continents and oceans are being created, which is just a cycle of development of the planet.
Fact No. 5. In 80 million years, Hawaii will be underwater
Our planet is constantly changing, and all the continents that exist today were parts of a single continent 300 million years ago. supercontinent - Pangea. Over the next 80 million years, changes to the planet will continue as Africa splits apart and a new ocean forms. Due to rising tides, volcanic activity and the Ice Age, Hawaii will be completely underwater.
The California coast will begin to sink into the ocean due to its location on the San Andreas Fault. The divided African continent will eventually collide with Europe and Asia, thereby closing the Mediterranean basin, resulting in the formation of a mountain range similar to the Himalayas.
Fact No. 4. Ozone depletion in 500 million years, mass extinction
In 500 million years there will be a surge of gamma radiation, which will cause damage to the ozone layer. Under the influence of global warming, volcanic activity, meteorite falls The ozone layer will be completely destroyed and life on Earth will end.
Fact No. 3. In 800 million years, all remaining life forms will die
A mass extinction does not mean that absolutely everything will die. From this point of view, after the human race, there will be other forms of life on Earth that will be able to adapt and will develop, despite the endless changes in the surrounding world. If they manage to cope with the influence of a supernova, which will destroy almost all life on the surface of the globe, then they will be able to survive for at least another 300 million years. After this, the level of carbon dioxide will drop to levels at which photosynthesis becomes impossible.
In 800 million years, all volcanoes will go out. Will disappear Carbon dioxide is a very important element, necessary both for plant life and for the entire atmosphere as a whole. Its disappearance will not only eliminate the possibility of the further existence of any plants, but will also lead to the disappearance of oxygen and ozone from the atmosphere, which in turn will destroy all multicellular organisms on the planet. In 800 million years, the Earth will be inhabited only by single-celled organisms..
Fact No. 2. In 2.3 billion years, the Earth's core will turn to ice
In 2.3 billion years there will be no life on the planet - everything will be destroyed, covered with magma, craters, and radiation everywhere. The planet's outer crust will freeze and stop the magnetic field, and charged particles of solar energy will destroy all remnants of our atmosphere. By that time, the temperature in the sun will increase significantly, which will lead to the complete evaporation of water from the surface of the Earth.
Fact No. 1. In 8 billion years, our planet will die when it collides with the Sun
In 8 billion years, all life on the planet will burn out under the influence of rising temperatures in the Sun. Even single-celled organisms will die, and the earth's poles will reach an average temperature of 147 degrees Celsius. Freezing the core would throw the planet out of balance, and increasing the distance to the Moon would tilt the Earth dangerously.
The surface of the Earth will resemble the surface of Venus today. When the Sun turns red and becomes 256 times larger, it will engulf the Earth.
All of the above referred to the distant future. But man is a master of harming himself, and is already capable of causing local cataclysms around himself today. Are we too arrogant to think that we can change anything and everything in the environment? The world's scientists are worried.
The earth is in a constant state of change. Whether the result of human activity or solar disturbances, the future of Earth is guaranteed to be more than interesting, but not without chaos. The following list presents the ten major events that the Earth is predicted to experience over the next billions of years.
1. New Ocean
~10 million years
One of the hottest places on Earth, the Afar Depression is located between Ethiopia and Eritrea - on average 100 meters below sea level. At this point, there is only 20 km between the surface and the boiling hot magma, and the land is slowly thinning due to tectonic movements. Comprising a killer array of volcanoes, geysers, earthquakes and toxic heated water, the depression is unlikely to become a resort; but in 10 million years, when this geological activity ceases, leaving only a dry basin, the area will eventually fill with water and a new ocean will form - an ideal place for water skiing in the summer.
2. An event with a huge impact on Earth
~100 million years
Given Earth's rich history and the relatively large amount of random debris swirling through space threatening planets, scientists predict that within the next 100 million years, Earth will be impacted by some kind of event comparable to the event that caused the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event 65 million years ago. This is, of course, bad news for any life on planet Earth. And while some species will undoubtedly survive, the impact will likely mark the end of the Age of Mammals—the current Cenozoic Era—and Earth will instead enter a new era of complex life. Who knows what kind of life will flourish on this newly cleansed Earth? Maybe one day we will share the universe with intelligent invertebrates or amphibians. At this point, we can only imagine what will happen.
3. Pangea Ultima
~250 million years
Over the next 50 million years, Africa, which has been migrating northward for the last 40 million years, will eventually begin to collide with southern Europe. This movement will seal the Mediterranean Sea for 100 million years, and create thousands of kilometers of new mountain ranges to the delight of climbers around the world. Australia and Antarctica are also eager to be part of this new supercontinent, and will continue to move north to merge with Asia. While all this is happening, America will continue its course westward, further away from Europe and Africa, towards Asia.
What happens next is still being discussed. It is believed that while the Atlantic Ocean is rising, a subduction zone will form at the western boundary, which will stretch from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean deep into the earth. This would effectively change the direction in which America is heading, eventually bringing it to the eastern edge of the Eurasian supercontinent within about 250 million years. If this does not happen, we can expect both Americas to continue their journey westward until they merge with Asia. In any case, we can hope for the formation of a new hypercontinent: Pangea Ultima - 500 million years after the creation of the previous continent, Pangea. After this, it will likely split again and begin a new cycle of drift and merger.
4. Gamma Ray Burst
~600 million years
If an event with a huge impact on the Earth, repeating every few hundred million years, doesn't seem like the worst option, then know that the Earth constantly has to contend with rare gamma-ray bursts - streams of ultra-high energy radiation usually emitted by supernovae. Although we experience weak gamma-ray bursts every day, an explosion occurring in a nearby solar system - within 6,500 light-years of us - has enough potential to wreak havoc in its path.
With more energy than the Sun produced in its entire life cycle hitting Earth in minutes and even seconds, gamma rays would burn up much of the Earth's ozone layer, causing radical climate change and widespread environmental damage, including mass extinctions.
Some believe that this burst of gamma rays triggered the second largest mass extinction in history: the Ordovician-Silurian extinction event 450 million years ago, which wiped out 60% of all life on Earth.
Like all events in astronomy, the exact timing of the set of events that will trigger an Earth-bound gamma-ray burst is very difficult to predict, although typical estimates put the period at 0.5-2 billion years. But this time could be reduced to a million years if the threat of the Eta Carinae Nebula is realized.
5. Uninhabitable
~1.5 billion years
Because the Sun gets hotter as it grows in size, the Earth will eventually become uninhabitable due to its proximity to the hot sun. By this time, everyone, even the most stable forms of life on Earth, will die. The oceans will dry up completely, leaving only deserts of burnt earth. As time passes and temperatures rise, the Earth may follow the path of Venus and become a toxic wasteland as it heats up to the boiling point of many toxic metals. What remains of humanity will have to vacate this space in order to survive. Fortunately, by that time Mars will have entered the habitable zone and will be able to serve as a temporary shelter for the remaining people.
6. Disappearance of the magnetic field
~2.5 billion years
Some believe, based on today's understanding of the Earth's core, that within 2.5 billion years the Earth's outer core will no longer be liquid, but will begin to freeze. As the core cools, the Earth's magnetic field will slowly decay until it ceases to exist at all. In the absence of a magnetic field, there will be nothing to protect the Earth from solar winds, and the Earth's atmosphere will gradually lose its light compounds - such as ozone - and gradually turn into miserable remains of itself. Now with an atmosphere similar to Venus, the Earth will experience the full force of solar radiation, making an already inhospitable land even more treacherous.
7. Internal catastrophe of the solar system
~3.5 billion years
In about 3 billion years, there is a small but significant chance that Mercury's orbit will elongate in such a way that it will cross the path of Venus. At the moment, we cannot predict exactly what will happen or when it will happen, but in the best case scenario, Mercury will simply be absorbed by the Sun or destroyed by a collision with its older sister Venus. What about the worst case scenario? Earth could collide with any of the other non-gaseous planets, whose orbits would be radically destabilized by Mercury. If somehow the inner solar system remains intact and continues to operate uninterrupted, then within five billion years the orbit of Mars will intersect with Earth, once again creating the possibility of disaster.
8. New picture of the night sky
~4 billion years
Years will pass, and any life on Earth will be pleased to observe the steady growth of the Andromeda galaxy in the picture of our starry sky. It will be a truly magnificent sight to see a perfectly formed spiral galaxy glowing in the sky, full of majesty, but it won't last forever. Over time, it will begin to become horribly distorted and merge with the Milky Way, plunging the stable stellar arena into chaos. Although a direct collision between celestial bodies is unlikely, there is a small chance that our solar system could be scooped up and thrown into the abyss of the universe. Either way, our night sky will be, at least temporarily, decorated with trillions of new stars
9. Garbage Ring
~5 billion years
Despite the fact that the Moon is constantly receding at a distance of 4 cm per year, the Sun has entered the red giant phase and it is likely that the current trend will stop. The additional force exerted on the Moon by the huge, inflated star would be enough to crash the Moon directly onto Earth. When the Moon reaches its Roche limit, it will begin to disintegrate as the force of gravity exceeds the force holding the satellite together. After this, perhaps a ring of debris will form around the Earth, giving any life on earth a beautiful display until the debris falls to the ground after many millions of years.
If this doesn't happen, there is another way the Moon could fall back to its parent planet. If the Earth and Moon continue to exist in their current form with their unchanged orbits, then in about 50 billion years the Earth will become tidally locked with the Moon. Shortly after this event, the Moon's orbital altitude will begin to decay, while the Earth's rotation rate will rapidly increase. This process will continue until the Moon reaches the Roche limit and disintegrates, forming a ring around the Earth.
10. Destruction
Unknown
The likelihood that the Earth will collapse within the next tens of billions of years is very high. Whether in the cold grip of a treacherous planet, or from suffocation in the arms of our dying Sun, it will undoubtedly be a sad moment for all the surviving people - even if they do not remember which planet it is.
In our world, nothing can exist forever. Someday we will face some kind of catastrophe on a planetary scale, which may well make our planet uninhabitable. At various times, prophets predicted the fate of the Earth, and often their predictions were sad. In the past, our planet has experienced terrible disasters many times: bombardment by asteroids, meteorites, floods and droughts, climate change, and so on. In this article we will look at several disasters that threatened us in the past, and try to find out what awaits us in the future.
Comet "Typhon", born in Tartarus
In 1972 (August), a giant asteroid swept over the earth, the approach of which could not be predicted. A huge space object almost hit the Earth. If this had happened, the collision with him would not have fit into the Richter scale. Before this, our planet was subjected to space bombardment many times. On its surface there are at least 170 giant craters, for example, the “Arizona Crater”, the diameter of which is equal to 1270 m, and the depth is at least 180 m. At one time, the great astronomer Kepler noticed that there are no asteroids and comets in the sky more than fish in the world's oceans. In the future, his words came true.
In 1972, as it turned out later, the comet Typhon, whose name was given by the Greeks, swept over the Earth. In addition, the Greeks called her “born in Tartarus (in the abyss, which is located under the kingdom of Hades).” Modern astronomers have found that Typhon repeatedly flew into our planetary system. The Bible predicts that in the future the heavens will “roll up into a scroll,” and this will not be the first time this will happen. It can be assumed that the Bible described the capture and destruction of the atmosphere, which supposedly should “collapse” when the “old age of the world” comes, after which, as the biblical stories said, “the sky and the air will be so numb that the birds will not be able to fly.”
Babylonian mythology indicates that during the last visit of "Typhon" to our planetary system, this comet took away a satellite from Jupiter, which supposedly happened 26,000 years ago. By the way, this satellite later became ours - the Moon. Thus, in Babylon they believed that the earth’s companion appeared in the sky for the first time 26,000 years ago. The people who lived on the planet up to this point began to be called in Babylon “pre-lunars,” or, to be more precise, “proto-Selinites” (the Moon in Greek is “Selene”).
The theory described above is believed by a modern Indian shaman, who is called “Elk Earring.” He lives in the Sio-Sio tribe and has been predicting the future for many years. The shaman claims that thousands of years ago our companion was “dragged” from another place and “installed” in her current place in a special way in order to improve the climate on Earth after another disastrous cataclysm.
By the way, modern astronomers predict that in the near future the comet Typhon will fly into our system again. It is impossible to predict its current location and trajectory, since it was not followed in 1972, when it was first noticed.
The sun used to rise from the opposite side...
Some planetary scientists suggest that the Earth's poles shifted in the distant past. This theory is supported by the works of Plato. He argued that in ancient times the luminary “rose” from the side in which it now “goes to bed.”
Modern psychic R. Montgomery predicts that in the future “the luminary will one day rise from the opposite side of the horizon,” and people will not immediately notice the changes. In science, such a process is considered and called potentially possible. It even has an official name - instantaneous gyroscope precession. The earth's core also moves along a special trajectory, which is influenced by the gravity of the Earth's satellite and the luminary. If the trajectory of the core is disrupted even slightly, it will move closer to the surface, which will end in its contact with the earth's mantle. After the center of gravity shifts, the planet will make a somersault. By the way, Mother Shipton (the Yorkshire Witch) spoke about this at one time, about whom there is a separate story on this site.
During the reign of Emperor Yao, the Chinese observed a unique phenomenon: the luminary did not move across the sky for several days (it stood motionless at one point). On the opposite side of the planet it was then night for several days.
Herodotus once quoted ancient Egyptian priests who wrote that one day the Sun rose and never set again. The Egyptians then predicted that a new race would soon appear on the planet, which was still in the “spiritual world.” By the way, the epic also indicates that when the planet “tumbles”, the most ancient mechanisms that worked on solar energy will start working. Perhaps these mechanisms are the pyramids, which can still be observed to this day in Egypt and beyond.
The whole planet will become an ocean
George Washington, it turns out, had a unique ability: he periodically predicted the future. One day in a dream he saw that our planet was covered with giant waves. Another predictor, a pirate by profession, Duguay-Trowan, saw this.
Many people predicted the “World Flood.” Today, we can observe a rise in the level of the World Ocean, which already indicates its gradual onset. Global warming is doing its job - melting permafrost, which flows into the super-scale reservoirs of our planet. Scientists have already become convinced that our planet was once covered by a flood, perhaps completely all of it. On the Pacific coast (South America), traces left by huge tidal waves, the height of which reached 740 meters, were recently discovered.
No one has yet been able to accurately determine the future of our planet. We may not live to see something catastrophic happen to her. We would like to hope that catastrophes on a planetary scale will bypass our Earth.
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Like all living things on Earth, you and I continue to evolve. If you don’t believe me, remember the story of wisdom teeth, which were well developed among our distant ancestors who ate rough food. In our country they were reduced as unnecessary.
We are in website wondered what a person would look like after millions of years of evolution if conditions on planet Earth roughly correspond to emerging trends and probable forecasts.
- Height. Over the past 200 years, the population of developed countries has grown by 10 cm due to improved living conditions and quality nutrition. If this continues, the height of men will reach 2 meters, but hardly higher. (Sources: Mean Body Weight, Height, and body mass index, United States 1960–2002, wikipedia)
- Leather will become darker as the races will intensively mix. And dark skin will better protect against ultraviolet radiation, which will penetrate the Earth in excess. (Source: livescience, nickolaylamm)
- Body. A person will reduce his physical costs with the help of machines and robots. Physical strength will not be in demand, the muscles will shrink. Technology will become an integral part of our body, embedded chips and gadgets will become commonplace. (Source: futurehumanevolution)
- Hands. Constant use of keyboards and touch screens will make your hands and fingers thinner and longer. (Source: the-scientist)
- Legs. The body will change to suit a sedentary lifestyle, long strong legs will not be needed. The fibula is reduced, which is typical for land animals. This bone serves to rotate the foot, which was important for our tree-climbing ancestors. But for us, sideways mobility of the ankle has become rather harmful, often leading to dislocations. (Source: futurehumanevolution, anthropogenez)
- Toes. Our ancestors also used them for climbing trees. In the line from Australopithecus to us, the fingers have noticeably shortened, obviously this is not the limit. Probably their number will also decrease. Land animals always come to a decrease in their numbers, and the horse is the record holder here. (Source: anthropogenez)
- Rib cage. If it becomes increasingly difficult to obtain oxygen from the atmosphere, the lungs will increase in size. The chest will also increase.
- Head. It is still unclear whether the person of the future will have a smaller or larger cranial volume than now. On the one hand, compared to Cro-Magnons, the human brain has become, oddly enough, smaller. It becomes more compact, which only contributes to its faster operation. On the other hand, more and more caesarean sections allow babies with large heads to survive. This will affect the increase in its average size. Therefore, there will probably not be a natural birth in the future. (Sources: anthropogenez, bbc, vox)
- Teeth. Humanity is switching to increasingly soft food. The number of teeth and their size will decrease, this will entail a reduction in the jaw and mouth. (
Both scientists and science fiction writers often imagine how human civilization will disappear - whether it will be destroyed by a meteorite, the awakening of all volcanoes, or by people themselves.
But I wonder what will happen to the planet after there are no more people? Will this benefit nature, who will become the new owner of the Earth, and how long will it take for our planet to forever erase the mention of people from its memory?
Shock therapy, or Reboot after us
After the disappearance of human civilization, the first years will not be good for the planet. The fact is that the Earth has never known such a population as it does now. To support our existence, we have used all the natural resources of the planet, tamed the water element and even the power of the atom.Without human control, nuclear power plants, dams, oil and gas storage facilities will not be able to function as before. It only takes a few weeks for a planet-wide catastrophe to begin.
The earth will be engulfed in fires that there will be no one to put out. After the explosions of nuclear power plants, it takes thousands of years for radiation to stop destroying the world around us.
Evolution or death
Over the many centuries of human existence, we have domesticated many animals and specially bred new species of our smaller friends. For pets, it will be a difficult choice - to show predatory instincts or become a victim of their fellows.Not all predators can survive the absence of people. After all, man himself contributed to the fact that many species of animals began to disappear from the planet. Man has created many nature reserves and zoos, but their inhabitants will not be able to withstand all the difficulties of the free world.
Scientists suggest that primates could become the new masters of the earth if there is an impetus for their mental development, and they use the ruins of our civilization to build their own.
A real dead city - the price of human error
What will happen to our beautiful cities, into the construction of which people invested the best knowledge and soul?It seems that our steel jungle can last forever, but this is a delusion.
There is a real ghost town in Ukraine that is known throughout the world. Twenty-nine years ago, all its inhabitants left Chernobyl. It seems that this is not an age for buildings, but nature stubbornly fights against brick, concrete and asphalt. And nature wins. Corrosion eats away metal every day, making it more and more vulnerable.
Farewell, symbols of nations
It only takes 50 years for all the skyscrapers we know to turn into ugly skeletons. Temperature changes, winds, rains, and most importantly, lack of repairs will lead to the destruction of all architectural monuments that were real symbols of our era for people.In 500 years, only ruins will remain of all human buildings.
Man's attempts to conquer nature will play a cruel joke. Oceans, rivers, seas, deserts, plants will begin to reclaim their territories, which were taken away by man. And now there will be no one to resist nature.
Our planet, our beautiful home, looks like a sparkling ball from space. But after the disappearance of people, the Earth will plunge into darkness. Cities will become gray ghosts. There will be no neon signs or street lights.
The pyramids will remain until the end
Amazingly, scientists claim that the Egyptian pyramids will last as long as they stood before. A dry climate, lack of moisture and temperature changes will not cause much damage to the stone.The only invincible enemy of the buildings of the ancient Egyptians was sand. He can simply bury these ancient architectural monuments.
What will we leave as a legacy?
Can't we leave a mark on ourselves that won't disappear in thousands of years? We are already leaving him.Tons of garbage accumulate on land and water. If a person today realizes the destructive power of his activities and tries to do something about it, then after our civilization no one will clean up after us. Marine animals will have to drink for a long time the toxic cocktail that we treated them to without asking anyone’s permission.
After us, space is a mess
Man has left a long trail that stretches beyond the land, water and air. A lot of debris has also accumulated in our orbit.About 3,000 thousand artificial Earth satellites circle the planet several times a day. Without people they will become uncontrollable. If for some time they are able to follow the laid out routes, then sooner or later all the satellites will lose their coordinates and spin in the last dance of death, and fire will rain down on the ground.
Message for posterity
By cosmic and earthly standards, human civilization exists for just a moment.Of all the inhabitants of the Earth, man is the only animal that destroys itself. We understand this and want to protect ourselves, if not from death, then from oblivion.
In 1977, Voyagers spacecraft were launched into space with plates on which all information about a person was recorded. And this is not the last attempt to perpetuate the memory of himself. Today there is a Last Pictures project, thanks to which information about people can be preserved for billions of years.
In 10,000 thousand years there will be no trace left of modern civilization
Many scientific minds have spent time studying how the world will change without people. They are persistent in their conclusions - in 10,000 thousand years there will be no trace left of modern civilization. Nature will reclaim its territory - it will flood it, cover it with sand, and plant it with plants.
The only evidence that people once dominated here will be our bones. After all, bones can lie in the ground for a million years.
There is just one question that haunts us - will there be anyone to study the presence of people on Earth after our era?