microrobert
08-02-2013, 06:57 PM
Earth will turn into a Venus-like hell earlier than previously thought (http://io9.com/earth-will-turn-into-a-venus-like-hell-earlier-than-pre-961194748)
A new study from the University of Victoria is suggesting that our atmosphere is far more susceptible to a runaway greenhouse effect than previously assumed.
The culprit here is the sun and its ever-increasing level of activity. Our planet has attained a delicate state of equilibrium in which it releases or blocks as much incoming energy from the sun as it can absorb.
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18vh0d9cc9pwxjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg
But eventually, once the sun enters into its late stages (http://io9.com/5871387/what-will-happen-when-the-sun-dies), the increase in its brightness and thermal activity will result in untenable levels of trapped radiation. This will result in a runaway greenhouse effect and cause the Earth to overheat. Our oceans will boil, filling the atmosphere with steam — creating a suffocating blanket that will likely turn it into a Venus-like world. Water vapor is a particularly nasty greenhouse gas, as it absorbs thermal radiation from sun-warmed surfaces — thus making the effect even worse.
Earth will turn into a Venus-like hell earlier than previously thought (http://io9.com/earth-will-turn-into-a-venus-like-hell-earlier-than-pre-961194748)
A new study from the University of Victoria is suggesting that our atmosphere is far more susceptible to a runaway greenhouse effect than previously assumed.
The culprit here is the sun and its ever-increasing level of activity. Our planet has attained a delicate state of equilibrium in which it releases or blocks as much incoming energy from the sun as it can absorb.
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18vh0d9cc9pwxjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg
But eventually, once the sun enters into its late stages (http://io9.com/5871387/what-will-happen-when-the-sun-dies), the increase in its brightness and thermal activity will result in untenable levels of trapped radiation. This will result in a runaway greenhouse effect and cause the Earth to overheat. Our oceans will boil, filling the atmosphere with steam — creating a suffocating blanket that will likely turn it into a Venus-like world. Water vapor is a particularly nasty greenhouse gas, as it absorbs thermal radiation from sun-warmed surfaces — thus making the effect even worse.
Earth will turn into a Venus-like hell earlier than previously thought (http://io9.com/earth-will-turn-into-a-venus-like-hell-earlier-than-pre-961194748)