lionkoy5555@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoWe're not going to terraform Mars, but we're doing a good job of venusforming Earth.fediscience.orgexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1931arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1922arrow-down1external-linkWe're not going to terraform Mars, but we're doing a good job of venusforming Earth.fediscience.orglionkoy5555@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square54fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDadifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoMuch more likely the whole earth turns into a desert, no?
minus-squareمهما طال الليل@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoNo, that would be mercuryforming Earth. Earth will still have an atmosphere and rainfall, though it may no longer be livable for humans.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoEarth’s surface is 2/3rds water and that’s not changing. But intense heat means more storms with stronger winds and heavier rain. Imagine a Cat 5 hitting the coast every year.
Much more likely the whole earth turns into a desert, no?
No, that would be mercuryforming Earth. Earth will still have an atmosphere and rainfall, though it may no longer be livable for humans.
Earth’s surface is 2/3rds water and that’s not changing.
But intense heat means more storms with stronger winds and heavier rain. Imagine a Cat 5 hitting the coast every year.