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Human extinction, many experts believe, is not a matter of ‘if’, but ‘when’. And some think it will come sooner rather than later. In 2010, eminent Australian virologist Frank Fenner claimed that humans will probably be extinct in the next century thanks to overpopulation, environmental destruction, and climate change. Prof Frank Fenner in front of a projected photograph of himself taken in the 1950s © Getty
Prof Frank Fenner in front of a projected photograph of himself taken in the 1950s Of course, the Earth can and will survive just fine without us. Life will persist, and the marks we’ve left on the planet will fade faster than you might think. Our cities will crumble, our fields will overgrow and our bridges will fall.
How Human Extinction Would Change The Earth
Human extinction, many experts believe, is not a matter of ‘if’, but ‘when’. And some think it will come sooner rather than later. In 2010, eminent Australian virologist Frank Fenner claimed that humans will probably be extinct in the next century thanks to overpopulation, environmental destruction, and climate change. Prof Frank Fenner in front of a projected photograph of himself taken in the 1950s © Getty
Prof Frank Fenner in front of a projected photograph of himself taken in the 1950s Of course, the Earth can and will survive just fine without us. Life will persist, and the marks we’ve left on the planet will fade faster than you might think. Our cities will crumble, our fields will overgrow and our bridges will fall.