Scientists can then "try and predict what will happen," he added.
What scientists cannot predict is whether they will look like home to eagles.
But he and other scientists predicted that the birds would suffer no matter what.
But how can scientists predict what conditions will be like 150 lifetimes from now?
Around the mid 1930's, scientists predicted the existence of dark matter for various reasons.
Scientists predict a massive eruption, but the question is when.
Scientists carrying out research into the home of the future predict domestic appliances will be able to 'talk' to each other.
With computers, scientists have predicted the paths of such objects well into the 21st century.
Scientists predict that the hole will continue to appear until chlorine levels fall to those of the mid-70s.
The instruments are designed to test this idea, which, if true, could help scientists predict earthquakes.