/sci/ - Science & Math

>>5112432
>...the Venus scenario is just the end point of the path we take if we continue...
that's kind of a big assertion
i find it difficult to believe that there is enough biologically captured carbon that can be released in such a short time as to heat the earth to the point of complete sterilization. the lifeforms that gave us the present earth atmosphere existed in a fairly hellish environment.
it's not too difficult to believe that we could change the earth to the point where it would be difficult for us and many other extant species to survive. more basic forms of life are far more resilient, though.