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'Earth's Black Box' is being built in Australia that will record 'every step towards demise of planet'

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Published 18:19 5 May 2025 GMT+1

'Earth's Black Box' is being built in Australia that will record 'every step towards demise of planet'

It could end up recording a climate catastrophy

James Moorhouse

James Moorhouse

In case you missed it, climate change is not a myth and the Earth is in quite a lot of trouble.

It was only the other day that scientists warned that residents of Hawaii could soon be dragged towards their doom due to the shore there sinking by around 25mm per year.

That's just the latest in the many, many potentially disastrous consequences of climate change, which has already contributed towards a significant rise in the Earth's temperature, leading to the ice caps melting and the floods that follow.

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While Sir David Attenborough reckons that protecting the sea is the key towards saving the planet, it seems clear that there are a huge amount of problems that need to be solved by Earth's best minds.

Unfortunately, those in charge seem to have a far more blasé attitude towards the potential destruction of our planet, with US President Donald Trump instigating 145 actions to undo rules protecting clean air, water and a liveable climate, all in just his first 100 days back in office.

The UK government are taking a slightly more proactive, if questionable approach, reportedly launching a new £50m project to try and 'dim the sum' recently, in the hope that we can cool down the planet which is rapidly rising in temperature.

And Australia are getting involved too now, although the 'black box' that is reportedly being built in Tasmania is perhaps more a way of recording our own mistakes.

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Scientists behind the 32-foot-long steel monolith suggest that 'unless we dramatically transform our way of life, climate change and other man-made perils will cause our civilisation to crash'.

The Earth is getting hotter (Getty Stock)
The Earth is getting hotter (Getty Stock)

The device will also provide an account of how humanity failed to avoid disaster in the event of a climate apocalypse. Hopefully, some of us will still be around to watch it.

Scientists add: "Earth's Black Box will record every step we take towards this catastrophe.

"Hundreds of data sets, measurements and interactions relating to the health of our planet will be continuously collected and safely stored for future generations.

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"The purpose of the device is to provide an unbiased account of the events that lead to the demise of the planet, hold accountability for future generations, and inspire urgent action."

The melting ice caps are also a huge problem for planet Earth (Getty Stock)
The melting ice caps are also a huge problem for planet Earth (Getty Stock)

They don't exactly sound positive about our chances but they are keen to remind us that we all have a responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint, however, annoying it might be when billionaires take their private jets out for a 10 minute-spin.

The scientists conclude: "Only one thing is certain, your actions, inactions and interactions are now being recorded."

While this sounds very Black Mirror-esque, a climate catastrophe would be far scarier than some of the endings we've seen on the Netflix show.

Featured Image Credit: Earth’s Black Box

Topics: Global Warming, Environment, Science, David Attenborough, Donald Trump

James Moorhouse
James Moorhouse

James is a NCTJ Gold Standard journalist covering a wide range of topics and news stories for LADbible. After two years in football writing, James switched to covering news with Newsquest in Cumbria, before joining the LAD team in 2025. In his spare time, James is a long-suffering Rochdale fan and loves reading, running and music. Contact him via [email protected]

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