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Scary prediction: Earth could face mass extinction by 2100

2022-12-19 16:43:52Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Scary prediction: Earth could face mass extinction by 2100
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A supercomputer has predicted that more than a quarter of animals and plants will disappear by the end of the century.

Using scientific modeling created by supercomputers, scientists shared the alarming prediction that 10 percent of plants and animals will disappear by 2050, while 27 percent will disappear by 2100.

The model suggests that babies born today could be the last generation to see multiple animals, including elephants or koalas.

Researchers have claimed that Earth could be facing its 'sixth mass extinction' which is being driven by various factors, including climate change and changes in the way land is used.

The team also said that previous extinction models are so inaccurate that they don't take into account 'co-extinctions' - when a species goes extinct because another species it needs to survive disappears, like a kind of domino effect.

The study's author, Professor Corey Bradshaw of Flinders University, explained: “Think of a predatory species losing its prey to climate change. But with nothing to eat, even its prey will disappear. Or, imagine a parasite losing its host to deforestation, or a flowering plant losing its pollinators because it's gotten too warm. Every species depends on the others in some way."

For the study, researchers used one of Europe's most powerful supercomputers to create 'Synthetic Earths', which they filled with virtual species and thousands of 'food webs'.


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