Climate Change Drove Human Species Evolution
Scientists linked major climate shifts to critical points in human evolution, including the rise of Homo sapiens and the extinction of other human species. Research shows the Adams event – a temporary breakdown of Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago – coincided with Neanderthal extinction. This finding proves climate change eliminated three major human species: Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, and Homo neanderthalensis, reshaping human evolution through environmental pressure.