Climate change study puts expiration date on all mammals

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The newly emerged supercontinent would effectively create a triple whammy, comprising the continentality effect, hotter sun and more CO 2 in the atmosphere, of increasing heat for much of the planet,” said the study’s lead author Alexander Farnsworth from the University of Bristol. open image in gallery Image shows the warmest month average temperature for Earth and the projected supercontinent in 250 million years, when it would be difficult for almost any mammals to survive The supercomputer simulation suggests the planet may remain largely habitable until this seismic landmass change in the deep future. In the study, scientists applied climate models simulating temperature, wind, rain and humidity trends for Pangea Ultima expected to form in the next 250 million years. open image in gallery Image shows the geography of today’s Earth and the projected geography of Earth in 250 million years, when all the continents converge into one supercontinent Researchers highlighted, however, that it is important to not lose sight of the ongoing global climate crisis resulting from human emissions of greenhouse gases.