What will the Earth's condition be like in the next hundred years? If the problems of climate change and global warming are not taken seriously, the condition of this planet is predicted to be unfavorable, perhaps even unrecognizable from its current condition.
In the publication of the United Nations Assessment of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), current developments to counteract rising temperatures are not very promising, so temperatures could rise by 2.7 degrees Celsius by 2100.
It is considered dangerous where forest fires, storms, droughts, floods, hot air and changes in ecosystems occur. In the Science Alert research, it is also projected how the condition of the Earth will be until the year 2500.
According to their model, global average temperatures will continue to rise above 2100. In this scenario, the area suitable for farming will decrease and the area where crops can thrive will move closer to the Earth's poles.
"Places with a long history of rich ecosystems like the Amazon River basin may become barren," Science Alert said.
Furthermore, hot temperatures may reach fatal levels for human populations in the heavily inhabited tropics, rendering parts of those areas uninhabitable. Meanwhile, the sea level is getting higher.
"If we fail to stop global warming, in the next 500 years and beyond, the Earth will change that will challenge our ability to survive, particularly in areas that are geographically and historically rooted in the culture that gives us identity and meaning," said Science Alert. again.
In fact, the Earth will be like a foreign place for mankind. "The options are either to immediately lower emission levels or to start considering life on Earth very different from today's," they concluded.