Human civilization is the most powerful, living for thousands of years on Earth. We all have taken the Earth as a grant and don’t care much for it. Today, our Earth is suffering from environmental issues leading to climate change. Earth’s black box is recording every action taken towards our planet. Black box recording will help future human generations to know what went wrong and which decisions led to the destruction of the first humans.
So, if humans get vanished for any reason, Earth’s black box is and will be here to tell our story. At least for now, scientists, who are creating it, have thought so.
Idea of Earth’s Black Box
We know most things about our ancestors or past human life from the burials, fossils, ancient books or scriptures, etc. Let’s not go too far. Many countries don’t have any concrete evidence of the steps taken by the leaders 100-200 years ago.
You have generally heard of “Black Box” used in airplanes, helicopters, fighter jets, etc. What does a black box do? It records all the control-related data, the pilot’s conversations, etc. While flying, if something went wrong and the plane crashed. The black box helps the investigator know whether it was a human error or a technical error. Thus, it helps to avoid the next mishap.ย
In the same way, scientists and researchers want to construct a black box for Earth that can record human activity, especially for climate change. In case if any destruction happens to Earth due to climate change. The records on the black box can help future human civilizations find out the cause of destruction.ย ย
The construction is already started and will complete in the year 2022. However, the recording of data is already started. There is a website of Earth’s Black Box, where you get some more info.
Shape and Location of Black Box
The box will be 33 feet long made of three-inch-thick steel. It will be solar-powered and collect information for about 50 years through the internet.ย The storage drive inside the box will be reliable enough to hold the data for a long time.
The box’s creators say it will record leaders’ actions (or inaction) by scraping the internet for keywords relating to climate change from newspapers, social media, and peer-reviewed journals. It will collect daily metrics, including average oceanic and land temperatures, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, and biodiversity loss.
The location of Earth’s black box is in Tasmania, below Australia. There are factors due to which scientists have chosen Tasmania. First, Tasmania is far from other countries that protect it from being broken up by war. Second, environment factor.
In addition, the black box will be designed to deal with cyclones, earthquakes, nuclear attacks, and other hazards. It will be strong enough to endure harsh conditions and attacks.
Problem
However, there are things for which scientists are still thinking of and scratching their heads. What if mass destruction made existing technology extinct how would humans get data out of a black box. We don’t know whether future human civilization will have advanced technology to open this black box.
Also, any dictator leader can destroy it with a direct attack, for whatever reason. Moreover, since it is connected to the internet, there is a chance of hacking as well.
What you think
I want to ask what you think of it. Do we need a black box?
Will the country leaders become more careful about environmental issues and take necessary steps? As the Earth’s black box will record every action taken by leaders towards climate change.ย
If the black box plan works, we will have 50 years of data to hold the individual accountable for any destruction.