Climate change destroys the ground, leaving people without a place to live?

For the first time in history, scientists have taken into account the possibility that Earth could lose its topsoil due to cracking and subsidence.

Climate change is changing our lives in unbelievable ways, but have you ever thought that they could destroy the face of the earth, and leave people homeless?

Scientists investigate coastal subsidence and erosion caused by melting permafrost near the Bykovsky Peninsula, Siberia, Russia

Such a scenario is entirely possible, given the fact that erosion is destroying coastal areas in the Arctic region. The cause is due to the warming of the Earth, leading to the soil cracking and subsidence. Scientists believe this process could jeopardize critical infrastructure and threaten human safety in the future.

Not only that, but this process also releases carbon stored in soil into the ocean, invisibly changing the role of the Arctic Ocean as a storehouse of carbon and greenhouse gases, contributing to further increases in climate change. climate change.

By combining geological computational models, scientists at the University of Hamburg (Germany) have for the first time determined the degree of "dissolution" of the ground on the coasts of the Arctic. This is considered a breakthrough in research, because previously, science still lacked insights into how subsidence will affect future geological plates.

"If greenhouse gas emissions are not controlled and continue to increase, the rate of land subsidence by 2100 could be up to about 3 square meters per year, equivalent to millions of tons of carbon being emitted," said Dr. David Nielsen, the study's lead author.

Also according to Dr. Nielsen, more and more land will be lost, depending on the ability to control the greenhouse effect, as well as the increasing temperature of the Earth.

While it claims "it will not be possible to completely prevent mass land loss", the new study provides important information for coastal protection, and political and social planning in affected areas. affect.

"Our findings suggest that a shift towards more sustainability and significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions could slow down the acceleration of subsidence in the second half of this century," said Dr. Nielsen said.