Supercomputer has predicted global extinction of species by 2100.

With the help of a supercomputer, researchers have created hundreds of virtual copies of the Earth, each inhabited by more than 33,000 species of vertebrates. The models made it possible to analyze how organisms would react to likely climate changes in the future. It turned out that by 2050, local ecosystems will lose on average from 6% to 10.8% of vertebrate species, and by 2100 the figure could increase to 27%. The fastest decline in diversity is observed between 2020 and 2050. This suggests that the next few decades will be decisive for our future. The researchers emphasize that biodiversity on the planet ensures human health, food security and water availability. They also call for fighting the climate crisis, as healthy ecosystems can protect us from floods or extreme droughts.