Oxygen is necessary for survival on Earth, but it may end in the future. Scientists at Toho University in Japan have done a supercomputer simulation based on planetary modeling by the US space agency NASA. According to this study, Earth's oxygen-rich atmospheric condition will end in about a billion years. This will make the existence of life impossible.
Will life end on Earth : -Scientists did four lakh simulations to do this research, after which it was concluded that as the Sun ages, it will become hotter and brighter. This will have a direct impact on Earth's climate. The surface temperature will increase, the water of the oceans will evaporate and the carbon cycle will weaken. This will destroy plants and oxygen production will stop. Due to this, the Earth's atmosphere will again reach the state it was in before the Great Oxidation Event, that is, an atmosphere with less oxygen and rich in methane gas.
This research has been published in a journal named Nature Geoscience. Its title is 'The future lifespan of Earth's oxygenated atmosphere'. Kazumi Ozaki, assistant professor and researcher at Toho University, said that for many years scientists have been believing that one day the Earth's biosphere will end due to the Sun's continuous brightness and the Earth's geochemical cycles.
Revealed in research : - According to Kazumi Ozaki, it is a common belief that the Earth's biosphere will end in two billion years due to excessive heat and lack of CO2, but now simulations show that the lack of oxygen can start much earlier, in one billion years. Even after the lack of oxygen in the future, some type of life may be possible, but it will be completely different from life now. This research not only gives important indications about the future of the Earth, but also shows how delicate and balanced conditions are needed for life.
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