2032.8
Lu Yongchang looked at the holographic calendar on his desk and sighed softly.
"Wow, that was fast..."
He sighed softly, then turned to look at the sky outside the window.
The azure sky was cloudless, with only the blazing sun shining brightly.
The solar anomaly has progressed to this point, and even without astronomical observation, ordinary people on Earth can detect some of the unusual features.
It's getting hotter.
The reason is quite simple.
As the sun enters its aging phase, its core becomes smaller due to the significant depletion of hydrogen.
The reduction in hydrogen content leads to further compression of the sun's core.
The hydrogen fusion in the core is becoming increasingly intense, releasing more and more powerful energy.
In just two years, the Earth's average temperature has risen by two degrees Celsius.
Even a small temperature difference of two degrees has had a tremendous impact on the human living environment.
Various extreme weather events have begun to occur.
Wildfires, floods, melting glaciers, rising sea levels...
Countless low-lying coastal cities were submerged, not to mention some island nations.
"Zero, calculate the trend of temperature increase during this period."
"receive."
As the electronic synthesized sound began, a colorful holographic projection appeared above the desk in front of Lü Yongchang.
After the breakthrough in second-generation holographic projection technology, the originally bluish holographic projection finally gained color.
Looking at the curve with its ever-increasing slope, Lü Yongchang sighed softly.
"It's getting faster and faster."
Zero didn't speak, but simply presented the temperature increase curve to Lü Yongchang.
After a moment of silence, Lü Yongchang spoke again: "Zero, what stage has the sun reached in its development?"
The holographic projection image changes instantly.
A large, round fireball, its surface wreathed in crimson flames, appeared before his eyes.
This is the "live" footage from eight minutes ago.
"Professor, it's exactly in line with your prediction model."
"The sun is currently entering its aging phase at an unprecedented rate."
Several curves then appeared beside the fireball.
"According to your model, the rate of solar aging will increase rapidly in the next three to six months, and it will officially enter the red giant phase in two years."
Lu Yongchang's eyes flickered slightly: "Two years later... that is, August 2034."
"Zero, calculate the change in Earth's temperature over the next year."
A steep curve appeared before him.
Looking at the temperature displayed on the screen, Lü Yongchang's expression darkened slightly.
really.
The situation from the previous life has ultimately come to pass.
The global average temperature will rise by 20 degrees Celsius, and temperatures in some areas will rise to over 70 degrees Celsius!
Such temperatures mean that most parts of the world are no longer suitable for habitation!
In their previous life, they chose to build an underground city to escape the high temperatures.
In this life...
"Zero, have Fang Xu come to my office."
...
"Yongchang, you were looking for me?"
Just as Lü Yongchang was staring blankly at the holographic projection on his desk, the office door quietly opened, and Fang Xu's voice came from the doorway.
“Yes.” Lu Yongchang came to his senses, reached out and grabbed at the air, then made a throwing motion toward Fang Xu. “Take a look, this is the simulation data for the next three to six months.”
The holographic projection that was originally on the desk shrank instantly, "flew" to Fang Xu, and then unfolded again.
Fang Xu was not surprised at all by the sci-fi-like scene.
He casually greeted the mechanical arm beside him: "Zero, make me a cup of tea."
After he finished speaking, he sat down in the chair and started looking at the data.
"20 degrees Celsius?!" Fang Xu exclaimed in surprise. "Are you sure you didn't miscalculate zero?!"
"Academician Fang, please trust my abilities." Before Lü Yongchang could speak, Zero's voice rang out from the robotic arm beside him.
Then, a cup of tea was brought to Fang Xu.
Fang Xu chuckled, took the teacup, thanked him, and quickly asked Lü Yongchang, "Yongchang, do you know what a 20-degree Celsius increase in average temperature means?!"
“Of course I know.” Lü Yongchang pinched the bridge of his nose and said in a low voice, “The sea level will rise by about 60 meters.”
"Leaving aside other disasters, our living space alone will be greatly reduced."
"I called you over here precisely for this matter; we need to finalize a plan."
Fang Xu raised an eyebrow: "Focus on one plan? Or do you have several other plans?"
Lü Yongchang nodded silently.
"The Tower of Babel should be almost finished, right?"
Fang Xu's face immediately lit up with a proud smile: "Thanks to Academician Mo and his team for successfully launching the third-generation quantum computer. The power of two million qubits is simply incredible."
"The Tower of Babel is expected to be officially completed in a few days."
"By the way, you probably haven't seen it live yet, have you? The scene... wow!"
“There will be opportunities in the future.” Lü Yongchang breathed a long sigh of relief. “This is the best news I’ve heard today.”
"Let's prepare to launch the spaceport project."
"It's time to put the Luan Bird series of starships on the agenda."
Upon hearing this, the look of doubt in Fang Xu's eyes deepened: "You mean you want to start the Heavenly Court Project ahead of schedule?"
"Our current technological reserves should be insufficient to support interstellar travel, right?"
Lü Yongchang shook his head and said, "Of course not."
"The main purpose of the Luan Bird Starship is still immigration."
"Immigration?" Fang Xu suddenly realized. "You mean Mars?"
"good."
Lu Yongchang waved his hand towards the sky: "Zero, give me the solar system star map."
The colorful holographic projection instantly magnified, filling the entire office.
Subsequently, a map of the solar system appeared.
The fiery red sun occupies the majority of the space in the holographic projection.
Although they knew this thing had no effect on reality, the two still swallowed hard when they saw the enormous fireball.
"Zero, shrink the sun a bit, there's no need to present it at a 1:1 scale."
As Lü Yongchang finished speaking, the fireball that had occupied most of their vision shrank instantly.
“Look, this is Earth.” Lü Yongchang pointed to a blue planet in front of him. “In two years, the sun will officially enter the red giant phase.”
"According to calculations, from August 2034 to 2045, over a period of 11 years, the sun will gradually expand and engulf Mercury and Venus."
"According to zero calculations, the sun will completely engulf Mercury in 2040."
"In 2045, the sun will engulf Venus."
"In the same year, the sun will experience a helium flash."
The holographic image also changed in sync, with the fireball projection symbolizing the sun growing larger and larger, gradually engulfing Mercury and Venus.
The once blue planet has become a veritable fireball.
A flash of white light appeared, and an extremely ugly lava ball appeared before the two of them.
Seeing this simulated scene, Fang Xu subconsciously took a step back.
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