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Civilization on Earth is most likely to be killed off by one of three ways, scientists say.
A team of researchers from the University of Rochester in New York used math models to determine the causes that would lead to the end of civilization.
Physicist and astronomer Adam Frank, who published the study, mapped out possible histories of alien planets, the civilization that they grow, and the climate change that follows. In the study, the scientists explain in detail how civilization as we know it would come to an end.
According to their findings, the skyrocketing population, alongs with the effects of climate change, could go through a soft landing, a gradual die-off, or full-blown collapse.
Gradual Die-Off
A gradual die-off is when 70 percent of life on Earth is wiped out before things go back to normal. According to the scientists, this would be the most likely outcome.