Have you ever thought about the question, how many more years has been measured to humanity?
There are many variations of answers to it, but this article talks about what can affect the duration of a person's life on a beautiful planet Earth: 25 reasons why people will die out in 1000 years.
1. Overpopulation
This hot topic has been raised many times. Prior to the industrial revolution, the question of how to provide such a large number of people with everything necessary was not so important. Of course, the railways, steam engines and big farms came to the rescue in time, but where is the guarantee that luck will accompany humanity for another century or so?
2. Nuclear explosion
Launch a nuclear warhead - just spit, well, seriously - clicked on the button ... and ... got the result! Can people control themselves, if so, for how long, that's the question. In the modern world, this is becoming increasingly difficult, since the state's power has begun to be measured, including the number of nuclear weapons.
3. Resistance to antibiotics
Although US scientists have recently managed to develop the newest superantibiotics, humanity by leaps and bounds is approaching the time when all existing antibiotics will be powerless against evolved microbes and viruses. This leads to the fact that a person can die by cutting a sheet of paper.
4. Gamma-ray burst
It is unlikely, but it is still possible that an explosion in a distant galaxy (supernova) that will release a huge amount of energy will have a long-term effect on our planet. Will this happen in the next 1000 years? Wait and see.
5. Changing the magnetic poles
The magnetic poles of the Earth have changed their positions several times before. Some scientists believe that this could affect the civilizations that existed before. Other scientists believe that no geomagnetic turns did not lead to the disappearance of ancient civilizations. In the near future, humanity will have to go through another change, but how can one predict its influence ..?
6. Cybernetic Warfare
This is directly related to terrorism and the growing number of participants in the world arena. While previously terrorist organizations had to act secretly in close proximity to the site of the terrorist attack, today they can harm the world at the click of a button. This may not destroy humanity, but, of course, create chaos, which in turn will lead to its extinction.
7. Depletion of natural resources
Perhaps this will not lead directly to the extinction of mankind, but it may well lead to the end of civilization. And the end of civilization is a slippery path, to say the least.
8. Supercolliders
While the Large Hadron Collider definitely helps to understand how the world works, there is only a small chance that people will be able to create a miniature black hole.
9. Drought
We are surrounded by water, but most of it is not drinking water. And given that fresh water supplies are shrinking, in the end it can lead to great trouble.
10. Apathy
The fact that to date nothing has yet destroyed humanity can induce people to view apocalyptic events as unlikely, and this will entail inability to adequately prepare themselves.
11. Hunger
Most people take food for granted. But, at such a pace, according to simple mathematical calculations, our planet can not feed itself.
12. People with superpowers
Thanks to the achievements in genetic engineering, the "super-people" are already real, and at what point do they cease to be human? This can lead to the disappearance of mankind as a result of artificially created evolution. What can stop the governments of countries in the race of superpowers ?!
13. Gray mucus
So scientists call the hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario associated with the success of molecular nanotechnology and predicts that unmanaged self-replicating nanorobots will absorb all the available matter of the Earth by performing their self-replication program.
14. Biological warfare
Continuing the theme of genetic engineering, it is worth noting that in the near future it will be possible to easily create some unpleasant things. This is almost the same as resistance to antibiotics, only in this case it is not accidental, but intentional.
15. Low population (population shortage)
So, we discussed the danger of overpopulation, but what about the reverse side of the medal? According to some reports, the more developed the state, the less people living in it prefer to have children or not to have children at all. It's terrible to think what will happen if people stop giving birth at all ?! Do you think this is funny? Then you are definitely not Japanese ... The government is beating its head against the wall, trying to find a way to get young Japanese to meet. If they fail, Japan will face a demographic crisis, and Europe is already on its heels.
16. Aliens
It's great that you do not wear a foil cap, but listen. Most scientists agree with the theory of the existence of extraterrestrial life, and, most likely, it is more developed than our civilization. It is for this reason that people like Steven Hawking and Elon Musk are against sending messages into space through the SETI program (search for extraterrestrial intelligence). If the aliens are able to understand our message, then they are either as smart as we are ... or much smarter. The second option is more likely.
17. Solar Storms
Most solar storms are relatively safe, although there have been cases when they roasted transformers and adversely affected the Earth's energy system. What damage will be caused by a violent storm? People do not know this, but here's what they know for sure: if the storm is powerful, it can easily plunge the world into chaos.
18. Mercury
Scientists note, there is a 1% probability that the orbit of Mercury can become unstable due to the gravitational attraction of Jupiter. Simulation of this situation gives 4 options for the development of events: ejection from the solar system, a fall on the Sun, a collision with Venus, or a collision with the Earth. 1% probability refers to the lifetime of the Sun. Thus, the probability that this will happen for 1000 years is quite small. But what the hell is not joking?
19. Global Warming
It may seem unimportant, but our climate will not get colder the next 1000 years.
20. The asteroid
The probability of an asteroid falling to Earth is small, although ... you remember the story of dinosaurs ... After all, once a year and a stick shoots ... Of course, mankind can avoid potential threats (provided that people will not be too busy fighting each other) .
21. Tsunamis
Climate change contributes to instability. One of the consequences of this instability is the possibility of a mega-tsunami. Although they are unlikely to destroy a lifetime on the planet, waves can be powerful enough to disturb the balance and launch a downward spiral.
22. The eruption of a giant volcano
All this is implausible, and purely hypothetical, people would probably find a way out, but do not say "gop" until you jump over ...
23. Siri
It may sound silly like a phrase from some cheap science fiction show, but if Siri accidentally becomes self-aware ... well, the terminator films probably all looked ...
24. The End of the American World
In times of empires the world, as a rule, is in the world, as empires provide a global order. First, it was the Roman World (Pax Romana), then the British World (Pax Britannica), and now the American (Pax Americana). This time has become the most peaceful in the history of mankind, although it, like everything else, has the property of ending. Given the resistance to America's global influence both domestically and abroad, it is very likely that the United States will ultimately focus on domestic politics. What will happen after? Most experts believe that the most likely path is a recession and a mess. Yes, the news can not be said, but today people really live in the most peaceful era in history. For the first time, according to statistics, more people die from "old age", and not from violence, especially men. As stated earlier, the situation may change, especially after the end of Pax American. Entropy is real ...
25. The post-truth
There are forces that ensure the liberalization of human thought and easy access to information on the Internet, but the irony is that they also provide a throwing in of such truth, which provokes hundreds of thousands of people for enmity. Will humanity find a way out of this difficult situation or do people simply kill each other because of paranoia? Who knows? You can not even confirm whether the truth is written in this article ...