Earth Then and Now

Heartbreaking images showing that Earth has only 50 years of life left?

When we talk about life on Earth we do it with a mixture of fascination and pride. We are the only planet we know alive among many other thousands of planets because the conditions required for the development of life are distinct. If we then stop to think about the evolution that has been necessary for us to populate the Earth, we are surprised even with the miracle that is life.

But all this could have an expiration date, and for the first time, we venture to say that we could see the end in no time. So short is the time that scientists could be talking about less than 50 years. Although it sounds in a pessimistic tone, the reality that sprouts from our wrongdoing can have devastating consequences on the environment and, in fact, we are already suffering.
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Although most of the Earth is covered with water, most of it is salt water or, at least, unfit for human consumption. That is why the amount of fresh water is something that concerns us. Or at least we should worry because in a very short period of time we could be trying to survive without this precious liquid in many parts of the world. There's is only 2.5 percent of the fresh water available of which 70% is frozen. Only 70% of the world population have access to the 30% of the fresh water we can use.

Some of the studies determine that the ozone depletion is recovering, meaning the rate at which it is depleting is rising steadily. This causes the increase of ultraviolet rays reaching Earth resulting in problems for all possible forms of life, making each day more intense. It has been estimated that about 300% of these harmful rays are passing through the Earth's protective layer.
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