Our planet will look like. What would our planet look like if all the glaciers melted? Life after people
On the scale of the history of the planet and even humanity, the life of one particular person is catastrophically small. We, who were born at the turn of the millennium, were lucky to witness unprecedented technological progress and the flourishing of civilization. But what will happen next? In 50, 10, 1000 years? In these documentaries eminent scientists and researchers will try to imagine what awaits humanity and our planet in the future.
Age of Fools
The film will paint us a picture of the near future (2055), when global warming is already destroying humanity. The protagonist of the film must compose a message for those people who may survive. The purpose of the message is to draw conclusions why all this happened.
From a Science Perspective: Earth Apocalypse
Imagine our planet in 250 million years. It will faintly resemble today's Earth, most likely it will be one large continent, mainly occupied by deserts. There will be no oceans in today's view. Coastal zones will be destroyed by crushing storms. Ultimately, the planet Earth is doomed to destruction.
Wild world of the future
Without a time machine, you will be transported into the future by 5,000,000, 100,000,000 and 200,000,000 years to see a world worthy of the pen of a brilliant science fiction writer. But what will appear to your eyes is not fiction at all! Using the most complex calculations, rigorously substantiated forecasts and the richest knowledge in biology and geology, leading scientists from the USA, Great Britain, Germany and Canada, together with masters of computer animation, created a portrait of our planet and its inhabitants many centuries after the last person leaves it.
World in 2050
Can you imagine our world in 2050? By the middle of the century, there will already be about 9 billion people on the planet, consuming more and more resources, surrounded by an increasingly technological space. What will our cities look like? How will we eat in the future? Is global warming coming, or will engineers be able to prevent a climate crisis? In this BBC documentary, the problem of overpopulation of the earth is considered. Of course, demographic problems await us in the future. Rockefeller Institute theoretical biologist Joel Coen suggests that it is likely that most people in the world will live in urban areas and their average life expectancy will be substantially higher.
New world - Future life on earth
Programs from the New World series tell us about the latest technologies, developments, radical ideas that are already shaping the world of the future today. What will life on our planet look like in a few decades? Will there really be cities under the ocean, bio-suits and space tourism; machines will be able to develop super-speed, and human life expectancy will reach 150 years? Scientists say our descendants will live in floating cities, fly to work and travel underwater. The time of polluted megacities will end, because people will stop driving cars, and the invention of the teleport will save cities from eternal traffic jams.
Earth 2100
The very idea that within the next century, life as we know it may end will seem very strange to many. Our civilization may collapse, leaving only traces of human existence. To change your future, you must first imagine it. It seems outlandish, extraordinary and even impossible. But according to cutting edge scientific research, it's a very real possibility. And if we continue to live the way we live now, all this will definitely happen.
Life after people
This film is based on the results of a study of areas suddenly abandoned by people, as well as the possible consequences of the cessation of maintenance of buildings and urban infrastructure. The abandoned world hypothesis is illustrated with digital images showing the subsequent fate of such architectural masterpieces as the Empire State Building, Buckingham Palace, the Sears Tower, the Space Needle, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Eiffel Tower.
From the point of view of science: the death of the Earth
Planet Earth: 4 billion years of evolution, all this will disappear. Titanic forces are already at work that will destroy the world as we know it. Together with scientific researchers, we will make a grandiose journey into the future of the Earth, in which natural disasters will wipe out all life and destroy the planet itself. We're starting the countdown to the end of the world.
At this point, you are probably fully aware of global warming. But in case you don't know about it, it must be said: the temperature is really rising rapidly.
In fact, 2016 was the hottest year on record. Temperatures this year have risen 1.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial averages. This brings us dangerously close to the 1.5 degree limit that has been set by international politicians for global warming.
Climatologist Gavin Schmidt, who is director of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA), says that global warming is not stopping. And everything that has happened so far fits into this system.
This means that even if carbon dioxide emissions drop to zero tomorrow, we will still see climate change for many centuries to come. But, as we know, no one is going to stop emissions tomorrow. Thus, the key issue now is the slowing down of climate change, which should be sufficient for humanity to be able to adapt to it.
So what will the Earth look like over the next 100 years if we can still adapt to climate change?
Changes in degrees
Schmidt estimates that 1.5 degrees (2.7 Fahrenheit) is an unattainable goal in the long run. Most likely, we will reach this indicator by 2030.
However, Schmidt is more optimistic about rising temperatures 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. Although it is precisely such indicators that the UN hopes to avoid.
Let's assume that we are somewhere between these indicators. This means that by the end of the century the world will have warmed 3 degrees Fahrenheit or so more than it does now.
Temperature anomalies
However, the average temperature of the Earth's surface cannot fully reflect climate change. Temperature anomalies - that is, how much the temperature in a given area will deviate from what is normal for that region - will become commonplace.
For example, last winter the temperature in the Arctic Circle became above zero for one day. Of course, it is cold for our latitudes, but extremely hot for the Arctic. This is not normal, but it will happen much more often.
This means that years like this one, when the lowest sea ice levels were recorded, will become commonplace. Summers in Greenland could be completely ice-free by 2050.
Even 2015 was not as bad as 2012, when 97% of the Greenland ice sheet began to melt during the summer. As a rule, such a phenomenon can be observed once every hundred years, but we will be able to see it every 6 years by the end of this century.
sea level rise
However, ice in Antarctica will remain relatively stable, making a minimal contribution to sea level rise.
According to the best scenario, the level of the oceans will rise by 60-90 centimeters by the end of 2100. But even less than 90 centimeters of sea level rise would destroy the homes of 4 million people.
However, changes in the world's oceans will occur not only at the poles, where the ice is melting. It will continue to oxidize in the tropics. The oceans absorb about a third of all carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which leads to an increase in their temperature and acidity.
If climate change continues, virtually all coral reef habitats will be devastated. If we stick to the best-case scenario, then half of all tropical corals will disappear.
Hot Summer
But the oceans are not the only place where things will heat up. Even if we limit emissions, the number of summer extreme warm days in the tropics will increase by 1.5 times after 2050. Further north, 10 to 20% of the days of the year will be hotter.
Let's compare this to a typical scenario in which temperatures in the tropics remain unusually high throughout the summer. This means that in temperate zones the number of warm days will increase by 30%.
But even a slight warming will affect water resources. In a 2013 paper, scientists used models to estimate what the world would look like after a drought that is about 10% worse than it is now. Climate change could lead to severe drought on 40% of our planet, twice as much as it is now.
weather anomalies
It is worth paying attention to the weather. If El Niño in 2015-2016 was any sign, then we will face more dramatic natural disasters. By 2070, more extreme storm surges, wildfires and heatwaves will hit the earth.
It's time to make a decision
Humanity is now on the brink of an abyss. We can ignore the warning signs and continue polluting the Earth, resulting in what climate scientists call a "very different planet." This means that the climate in the future will differ from the current one in the same way that the current one is not similar to the one that was in the Ice Age.
Or we can make innovative decisions. Many of the scenarios proposed here assumed that we would be net-net by 2100, meaning we could absorb more than we emit with carbon capture technology.
Schmidt says that by 2100 the planet will reach a state that will be somewhere between "a little warmer than today" and "much warmer than today."
But the difference between small and large on the scale of the Earth is calculated in millions of saved lives.
Climate change is a huge issue that never ceases to be discussed in the media. A host of scientists and researchers, along with some politicians, are already warning loudly of major climate disasters to come. Everyone seems to have realized one indisputable fact: humans are destroying the planet. We are approaching a point of no return, if we have not already arrived at it.
The main causes of climate change on the planet
The terrible human impact on the environment can no longer be denied. How long do you think a person can change the planet's climate without experiencing any consequences? There is no doubt that we must change our activities, and we need to start now.
This seems to be a daunting task, as there is still a need to educate people on the various issues that relate to climate change. And, most importantly, it is necessary to achieve agreement on these issues. Poultry farms are one of the main points of contention, given the fact that this industry is the number one cause of global greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation. 
Energy production has the same consequences, but attempts to change the situation have been made for many decades, and they have promising potential. In fact, there is no shortage of solutions, however, we continue to delay their implementation. 
Many of us are wondering how we can change something as global as humanity's impact on the climate. Since many of the world's resources are in the hands of a small group of corporations that control our health, energy, finances, education and more, what can we do? These corporations also dictate policy to governments, which makes it almost impossible for us to implement solutions that appear to be readily available.
What could be the consequences of the melting of all glaciers?
The effects of climate change are irreversible. The level of the world's seas is increasing every year, and, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it could rise by another meter or more by the end of this century. Back in 2013, National Geographic showed that sea levels would rise by more than 65 meters if all the glaciers on the planet melted. As a result, the shape of the continents will change dramatically, and many large coastal cities will disappear from the face of the Earth. 
What we can do?
It's time to learn to live in harmony with the planet. We must work with nature, not against it. And this does not mean that we will have to return to the Stone Age.
You may be asking yourself, "What can I do?" The changes that are needed at the moment are so comprehensive that it is very difficult to feel insignificant. But doing nothing is not an option. There are more and more people who care about our planet and want to see global change. Let's hope that this will lead to active action, and not to a large number of meetings where this issue will simply be discussed.
Climate change is a huge issue that never ceases to be discussed in the media. A host of scientists and researchers, along with some politicians, are already warning loudly of major climate disasters to come. Everyone seems to have realized one indisputable fact: humans are destroying the planet. We are approaching a point of no return, if we have not already arrived at it.
The terrible human impact on the environment can no longer be denied. How long do you think a person can change the planet's climate without experiencing any consequences? There is no doubt that we must change our activities, and we need to start now.
This seems to be a daunting task, as there is still a need to educate people on the various issues that relate to climate change. And, most importantly, it is necessary to achieve agreement on these issues. Poultry farms are one of the main points of contention, given the fact that this industry is the number one cause of global greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation.
Energy production has the same consequences, but attempts to change the situation have been made for many decades, and they have promising potential. In fact, there is no shortage of solutions, however, we continue to delay their implementation.
Many of us are wondering how we can change something as global as humanity's impact on the climate. Since many of the world's resources are in the hands of a small group of corporations that control our health, energy, finances, education and more, what can we do? These corporations also dictate policy to governments, which makes it almost impossible for us to implement solutions that appear to be readily available.
What could be the consequences of the melting of all glaciers?
The effects of climate change are irreversible. The level of the world's seas is increasing every year, and, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it could rise by another meter or more by the end of this century. Back in 2013, National Geographic showed that sea levels would rise by more than 65 meters if all the glaciers on the planet melted. As a result, the shape of the continents will change dramatically, and many large coastal cities will disappear from the face of the Earth.
What we can do?
It's time to learn to live in harmony with the planet. We must work with nature, not against it. And this does not mean that we will have to return to the Stone Age.
You may be asking yourself, "What can I do?" The changes that are needed at the moment are so comprehensive that it is very difficult to feel insignificant. But doing nothing is not an option. There are more and more people who care about our planet and want to see global change. Let's hope that this will lead to active action, and not to a large number of meetings where this issue will simply be discussed.
There are many options for how our mother Earth will look like in a million years. And paradoxically, its appearance will largely depend on the factor of humanity.
That is, on how much we change our behavior in our own home. What is there - the face of the Earth will be determined even by the very fact whether humanity will remain to live on it or fly away into interstellar distances in search of either paradise or salvation from the impending Apocalypse.
If we proceed from the fact that people will continue to inhabit the Earth in a million years and at the same time learn to treat nature delicately, then the appearance of the planet from space will change insignificantly. But all the same, it will be different, since no one has canceled geological activity.
For example, the continents, although they will shift from their current position, but no more than a few kilometers (a maximum of 50–55 km). A day will also consist of 24 hours, and the Moon will revolve around the Earth in a month.
Perhaps the most significant changes will be made to the outlines of the coastline of the seas and oceans, and new territories will appear as a result of volcanic activity. So, the emergence of a new island in the Hawaiian archipelago is possible - here, off the southeast coast, an active underwater volcano is actively growing.
He was even given a name in advance - Loihi. But some other Hawaiian islands, under the influence of wind and ocean waves, on the contrary, will decrease or disappear altogether.
If the convergence of the continents turns out to be significant, then the colors with which they are painted (that is, the structure of the vegetation) will noticeably change. True, the Sahara desert looked yellow-gray from space, so it will most likely remain so.
Of course, the coloring of individual “patches” on the motley body of the planet will change. But this will largely depend on human activities and the degree of his greed in deforestation. If in a million years forests will also actively disappear, brown in the terrestrial spectrum will increase significantly.
The ocean, scientists suggest, will retain its blue palette.
Well, what if humanity, God forbid, still by the hour of X for one reason or another will die or fly away to other worlds, leaving everything acquired to the mercy of fate? Then it will take nature some several thousand years for our planet to “run wild” again.
Gradually, cities will collapse, dams and highways will overgrow, where people once lived, a dense forest will rustle or the steppe will ear with herbs.
Of course, emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere will completely stop, the greenhouse effect will disappear, and after 25 thousand years a new ice age will begin on Earth. Europe, North America, Siberia with all traces of human civilization will be the first to be “buried” under a multi-kilometer layer of ice…
Of course, we all hope that this will not happen, or - in extreme cases - humanity will observe all the misfortunes of the Earth from a safe distance.
We will still have enough time to think about our behavior - the final death of the Earth, together with the entire solar system, is "pushed back" by scientists-seers by 8 billion years, completely incomprehensible to the human mind!
