Scientists at NASA say: People will need 3 more planets to live

Our planet is under great pressure, it is from the people we create, not far away. Booming population, depleted resources . countless factors make Mother Earth barren. This problem is so serious that a scientist at NASA claims we need to quickly turn Mars into a second home for humanity to continue.

Not only that, this outstanding scientist also said that we "will need at least 3 more planets to survive".

Mars.

"The entire Earth ecosystem is collapsing," said Dennis Bushnell, chief scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center on Thursday. " Basically, the number of people is too much. As a living species on Earth, we are too successful. We currently lack about 40 to 50% of a planet's resources. With billions of people about to be born, we will need 3 new enough planets. "

When Bushnell said these words, he was discussing the report entitled "The Situation of the Future" under the Millennium Project, an annual report on the difficulties facing the Earth and suggesting ways to handle. He said that Mars would be a very good start, but we will soon need more accommodation.

"If NASA wants to turn Mars into a viable place, it will take about 120 years and that's just a planet," he said. "We will need more than that."

A habitable planet will have to be in a sufficient position compared to the star it orbits.

This is not the first time someone has come up with this idea, that people need to colonize new planets . There is a 2012 report saying that by 2050, we will need 3 more planets to live on. Mars is indeed true, but in this Solar System, we have few such planets.

"The purpose of this statement is not to cause fear or to speak out for fun," said Jerome Glenn, CEO of the Millennium Project. "We have no right to be pessimistic. We have to find a clever way to maintain the existence of our species. If you think the situation is not getting better, then you can stop yourself. If you think reality doesn't matter, what needs to be changed? "

Bushnell also does not think that we will have to leave Earth, but should stop consuming the current resources. And he suggested a solution called "saltwater farming".

Salt-tolerant plants can produce biofuels.

Salt-tolerant plants can create biofuels when growing in the middle of the sea, or we can even build giant saltwater facilities and grow salt-tolerant plants there, creating production plants. giant biofuel.

Scientists are trying to realize this idea, there have been projects leading in India, Pakistan, Laos or some other undeveloped countries.

The project will start somewhere in 2018. Although there has not been any progress or positive results yet, Mr. Bushnell said it will solve most of the problems we are facing.

"If we now plant salt-tolerant plants in uninhabited areas, using seawater to maintain operation, about 10 to 15 years, we will have fuel for US $ 50 per barrel. Half Current oil prices , " Bushnell thought of the success of the saltwater farming project.

"At that price, we can solve the difficulties of both land, food, fresh water, energy and climate. Everything is very close."