🌍Studying the geologic past allows us to predict future changes on Earth.
🌡️Carbon emissions may lead to a warmer climate and rising sea levels in 10,000 years.
✂️The Eastern African Rift could split the continent, creating a new island in 10 million years.
🌍➡️🧩Continents may come back together in 300 million years, forming a new supercontinent.
🦕🔎Species will need to adapt to the changing environments in the future.
What is the timeframe for these future changes on Earth?
—The changes discussed range from 10,000 years to 300 million years in the future.
How will carbon emissions impact the planet in the future?
—Carbon emissions could lead to a warmer climate and rising sea levels.
What will happen to the Eastern African Rift in the future?
—The Eastern African Rift may split the continent, creating a new island.
Will the continents ever come back together?
—In 300 million years, the continents could come back together, forming a new supercontinent.
How will species adapt to these future changes?
—Species will need to adapt to the changing environments and conditions in the future.
00:01Introduction to studying deep time and predicting future changes on Earth.
01:14Discussion on how carbon emissions may impact the planet in 10,000 years.
02:48Exploration of the potential future outcome of the Eastern African Rift in 10 million years.
06:11Explanation of the possibility of continents coming back together in 300 million years.
08:35Insights on how species will need to adapt to the changing environments in the future.
