Scientists from the University of Bristol (Great Britain) simulated the future of the Earth with the help of a supercomputer. The machine predicted the mass extinction of mammals within 250 million years. A study on this subject was published in a journal Natural Geology.

Climate change will lead to another disaster for the planet. Moreover, current global warming will only marginally affect this. Global processes that do not depend on human activities will become much more dangerous.

So, simulations showed that in the future all continents will merge into a single continent – Pangea Ultima (Pangea Ultima).

“Study of the movement of lithospheric plates has shown that every 500-600 million years, blocks of continental crust accrete into a single supercontinent. Therefore, today it is already possible to predict the direction and timing of the collision,” said Oleksandr Farnsworth, a climate scientist at the University of Bristol.

At the same time, the increased brightness of the aging Sun and increased volcanic activity due to the movement of continents will increase the intensity of solar radiation (2.5%) and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (1.5 times). As a result, this will lead to an extremely hot and humid climate.

The average temperature on the surface of Pangea Ultima would be approximately +40 °C (currently +15 °C). Under these conditions, only 8% of land will remain suitable for life. At the same time, an even worse scenario cannot be ruled out: the temperature will rise to +50°C, all plants on the planet will die and photosynthesis will stop, which will lead to the complete extinction of mammals. Source