Could global warming lead to alien intervention? Scientists say yes.

The unbridled rise of greenhouse gasses could spell out end for the human wash — but not in the way you might expect . Ina recently publish paper , a NASA scientist speculates that arise levels of greenhouse gases in Earth ’s atmosphere could attract undesirable attention from intelligent extraterrestrial life .

The report , written by Shawn Domagal - Goldman — ofNASA ’s Planetary Science Division — and academic from Penn State University , explores a broad range of a function of extraterrestrial intelligence ( ETI ) contact scenarios and their diverge consequence for humanity .

In one of these scenarios , “ universalist ” ETI ( universalism in this cause being comparable to our conception of environmentalism , only on a cosmic shell ) mark changes in Earth ’s atmosphere . Upon observing humans ’s speedy and destructive expansion on Earth , the ETI adjudicate to intervene when they become concerned with our civilization ’s trajectory . The authors compose :

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Perhaps ETI consider that speedy expansion is threaten on a galactic scale . quickly ( maximally ) talkative civilizations may have a tendency to ruin other civilizations in the process , just as humanity has already destroyed many metal money on Earth . ETI that place intrinsical value on civilization may ideally wish that our civilization convert its ways , so we can subsist along with all the other civilisation . But if ETI doubt that our course can be changed , then they may assay to preemptively destruct our civilization to protect other civilisation from us . A preemptive smash would be particularly likely in the early phase of our elaboration because a civilisation may become increasingly difficult to destroy as it continues to expand . Humanity may just now be figure the period in which its speedy civilizational expansion could be detected by an ETI because our expansion is changing the composition of Earth ’s atmosphere ( e.g. via greenhouse gas emission ) , which therefore changes the spectral signature of Earth . While it is difficult to estimate the likelihood of this scenario , it should at a lower limit give us pause as we evaluate our talkative tendency .

The scenario is just one of many outlined in the report , which analyse in originative and compelling particular how such brush might do good or harm humanity .

It ’s important to remark that while one of the authors does have a NASA affiliation , this report is not actually sanctioned by NASA ( which is a ignominy , because any official NASA report contain mention to Hitchhiker ’s Guide to the Galaxy — which this report does — would almost definitely go down in history as one of skill ’s greatest achievement ever ) . Having say that , its in depth exploration of the implications of an ETI encounter is still a worthful one , and sure enough makes for a thought plague read .

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