Have you ever thought about what would have happened if the Sun, which is of vital importance for all living things on earth, had not risen one morning?
What kind of life would people, living things and all organisms expect when the existence of the Sun disappeared on earth for 10 minutes, 1 day, 1 month or 1 year, or could we continue our lives? At this point, let’s look at all the possible answers based on science.
Light takes only 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth, which means that the lost protons and particles from the Sun are making their way towards Earth.
Whether it is in the darkest hours of midnight or on a sunny noon, as soon as the Sun disappears, a darkness that we can notice visibly within 8-9 minutes dominates the entire earth, and some changes occur at this point.
Airplanes and ships needing a clear view lose their sight, and many rooms, buildings and areas without artificial light are plunged into complete darkness. In this case, although the time zone continues to exist, the whole Earth begins to experience the night permanently.
When we look at the sky, it is possible to see all the stars clearly, just like a black drop. The reason for this is the disappearance of the light source provided by the Sun.
Besides, we can never be sure of the existence of the Moon because with the disappearance of the Sun, the Moon has no light to reflect. Gravity stops completely about 8-9 minutes after the Sun ceases to exist; The Earth stops revolving around the Sun and instead begins to move in a straight line through space.
Shortly before the onslaught of darkness begins, the bright northern lights appear due to changes in Earth’s magnetic field and turmoil in the ionosphere.
From the 10th minute of the Sun’s disappearance, the stars have remained our only source of light, and these remaining luminous bodies can provide very little light to Earth. For this reason, we have to rely much more on artificial light sources in order to see what is happening around us and to continue our lives.
At these moments, the most dangerous aspects of not seeing the sun begin to come to light gradually and photosynthesis stops completely.
The failure of photosynthesis means that plants and some bacteria can no longer produce oxygen, and the life of every living thing on Earth is under great threat.
In the first hour of the Sun’s complete disappearance from the universe, the temperature begins to drop a few degrees everywhere, and the Earth’s surface begins to cool slowly, but the Earth continues to warm thanks to its molten core.
Well, 24 hours pass and the Sun still does not appear, what more could await us?
After 1 day, the temperature on Earth tends to drop by 5-7 degrees on average, and some plants and microorganisms begin to die due to the lack of the most basic substance they need to hold on to life. Ocean creatures, on the other hand, feel almost no change because their habitats are dark and cold.
As this period approaches 1 week, the average temperature worldwide drops to -17 degrees.
While the weather still maintains its temperate in some regions with tectonic faults; Animals that are herbivores and need certain temperature levels to survive die completely. Creatures living in shallow waters also begin to lose their lives due to extreme cold.
At the end of 1 month, the temperature drops continue and almost the entire surface of the Earth is covered with ice.
When the average temperature is -30 degrees, all vegetation and cyanobacteria die except for some special species. For example, although the evergreen conifers continue to cling to life, they can no longer produce oxygen because there is no Sun.
Some bacteria continue to live their standard life, and life on Earth feeds on geothermal springs and groundwater. The number of living things dying in the ocean is increasing day by day.
A year later, the Earth’s surface and the oceans are covered with a thick layer of ice. At this point, it is possible for the air temperature to reach -40 degrees, and life continues only under the oceans.
prof. According to David Stevenson, the Earth will continue to cool for thousands of years until the temperature reaches -160 degrees, at which point life on Earth will be literally impossible.
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