No ice age.

Recent research quoted by Carbon Brief confirms that the impact of humans on the planet is pushing back when the Earth might descend into its next ice age.

In the article written by Robert McSweeny, Carbon Brief says “while the Earth might have naturally cycled back into an ice age in 50,000 years’ time in the absence of emissions, we’re unlikely to see one for at least 100,000 years because of the CO2 we put into the atmosphere.”

Also, NASA’s Earth Observatory shared that as the world consumes ever more fossil fuel, greenhouse gas concentrations will continue to rise, and Earth’s average surface temperature will rise with them.

It noted further that “based on plausible emission scenarios, average surface temperatures could rise between 2°C and 6°C by the end of the 21st century. Some of this warming will occur even if future greenhouse gas emissions are reduced because the Earth system has not yet fully adjusted to environmental changes already made.”

As NASA debunked that the Earth is not cooling, it emphasised that “as countries around the world rapidly develop and gross domestic products increase, human-produced emissions of carbon dioxide are accelerating.”

Sharing his expert opinion, Philip Jakpor, an environment and climate activist, in an interview with BONews Service said it is evident that the earth is not returning to an ice age soon because of human activities and increased CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.

Jakpor said, “with the level of emissions that we have and the fossil fuel industry still expanding operations, especially in Africa, where we have oil and gas prospecting in about 45 countries out of which 18 are frontiers countries that have little or nothing to do with oil, the likelihood of nuclear winter or the earth cooling anytime soon does not arise.”

Verdict

The claim the ice age will return in 30 years is FALSE. The claim is misleading and could cause humans to continue to contribute to global warming, which is extremely dangerous to humans and the planet as a whole.