2007-11-07 16:46:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Global Warming
It is certainly possible as in all previous mass extinctions it is the higher life forms which disappeared. But the human race is more likely to self-destruct first, probably by war as increasing resource shortages, over-population and environmental degradation cause political friction , as is already occuring on a small scale in Darfur. Nuclear warfare will be an ever-present risk and that will be the end-game if it does happen.
2007-11-07 17:21:46 · answer #1 · answered by janniel 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Humans have brains and their technology to survive. If there were a mass extinction many people would die, but humans would not go extinct there would be small pockets of people that could adapt and we would eventually repopulate and start all over again. The real problem issue is when it comes to Earth itself. Eventually the planet itself will die, and if we have not developed the technology to allow us to leave this planet for another by that time then we will die off. But that is a really really LONG ways off. Global warming is an inconvience to some, but it won't kill us off in the least.
2007-11-08 13:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth has been through cycles of heat and freezing and it is usually the little micro critters that survive not the dominant one. Having said that, unlike the dominant species of the past, we are actually intelligent and know how to adapt to some degree. Of course if the world freezes again (and it will) we wont have enough foot to eat no matter what we do so it wont matter.
2007-11-08 10:48:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Human beings occupy nearly every climate niche on the planet and are therefore unlikely to go extinct.
2007-11-08 14:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans have survived at least 4 Ice Ages and, thus, 4 periods of "Global Warming." We'll be fine. Don't worry.
2007-11-08 07:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by gcason 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. We'll survive. It just won't be much fun, if we don't do something about it.
It won't be a Hollywood style disaster. Gradually coastal areas will flood and agriculture will be damaged. But it will be very bad. Rich countries will cope, but it will take huge amounts of money. In poor countries many people will die of starvation, but not all of them.
Most scientists say, in 20-50 years. But we need to start right now to fix it, fixing it will take even longer than that.
Really good website for more information here:
http://profend.com/global-warming/
2007-11-08 01:03:07 · answer #6 · answered by Bob 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Genetic disorders will probably do it also...some give us humans only till the end of this century.
By 2031, it is estimated (R2 = 0.995) there will be 100,000 human genetic disorders and by 2096 1,000,000 (see Figure 3). “At least one clinical disorder has been related to 1,318 of the mapped loci (roughly 30%)” (McKusick, 1998, Vol. 1, xiii - xviii). That suggests genetic disorder saturation of each locus by 2031 and supersaturation by 2096. These data confirm human devolution and suggest imminent permanent genetic extinction in this century.
Whole article here...
http://www.csulb.edu/~jmastrop/data3.html
2007-11-08 01:11:30 · answer #7 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, absolutely not. More species are being discovered now than ever before. Warmth is good for life,including man kind.
Life is the reason why co2 lags temps by some 800 years.
2007-11-08 07:51:49 · answer #8 · answered by Dr Jello 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Clean air is not going to help the polluted souls. This is also about a shift and change in consciousness.
2007-11-09 02:20:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
doubt it... we're the dominant species.... we know how to adapt...
a dinousaurs brain is about the size of a kiwi... they weren't dominated per say.... they were just big... and small
But im sure the dinos then didn't burn fossil fuels to extinguish them
2007-11-08 00:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋