Updated on Mar. 3, 2025, 8:56 PM
Extraordinary heat from a future supercontinent formation could lead to a mass extinction of mammals, including humans, in about 250 million years, according to a study led by the University of Bristol.
Attempting to predict the end of the world is far from a new idea and is a process that has had absolutely no luck in finding a time frame or date.
Given the amount of threats facing the world right now, whether it’s war, famine, disease or climate change, it’s understandable that many people over time have made attempts at guessing the end of life on Earth. In fact, we even have a Doomsday Clock that is ever-so close to striking midnight, spelling our doom if it hits that time. Well, according to its parameters it would, anyway.
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Well, a 2023 study led by the University of Bristol seems to have pinpointed a cause and an approximate time for the demise of all living things on the planet.
However, there is no need to start panicking.
According to researchers, in 250 million years from now, approximately, the unprecedented heat will likely lead to the demise of nearly mammals on the planet––the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs bid adieu.
The image shows the warmest, average, monthly temperature (Celsius) for Earth, and the projected supercontinent (Pangea Ultima) in 250 million years, when it would be difficult for almost any mammals to survive. (University of Bristol)
