A ‘triple whammy’ could converge to create a mass extinction, researchers predict.
The study, looking into how landmass configuration affects habitability, found a high probability on Pangea Ultima for more hyper-thermal events akin to the Permian-Triassic extinction.
In the future of Pangea Ultima, Farnsworth said: “Widespread temperatures of between 40CC to 50C, and even greater daily extremes, compounded by high levels of humidity, would ultimately seal our fate.”“Humans — along with many other species — would expire due to their inability to shed this heat through sweat, cooling their bodies.”“The outlook in the distant future appears very bleak,” Farnsworth said.
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