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24. 100 million years! I thought we had billions of years!

Reply to DRoseDARs (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 07:47 AM

Mar 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_the_Earth

Climate impact

With the increased surface area of the Sun, the amount of energy emitted will increase. ...

Within the next 600 million years from the present, the concentration of CO2 will fall below the critical threshold needed to sustain C3 photosynthesis: about 50 parts per million. At this point, trees and forests in their current forms will no longer be able to survive.[69]

... multi-cellular lifeforms may be extinct in about 800 million years, and eukaryotes in 1.3 billion years from now, leaving only the prokaryotes.[78]

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Congress hears options for asteroid defense: Pay now or pray later [View all] bananas Mar 2013 OP

Headline: Congress Loses Faith in Power of Prayer. nt valerief Mar 2013 #1

I think climate change will get us before an asteroid Auggie Mar 2013 #2

Rep.Alexander "not reassuring" Well no shit. What's NASA going to tell you? They have Bruce Willis.. DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #3

This may be cynical as hell, but does anyone think this might have to do with funding projects bloomington-lib Mar 2013 #4

Not really, no. Moving mining off-world is one of the best things we could do for the environment. DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #5

As a backup plan, we might consider trying to make this planet last maxsolomon Mar 2013 #6

You don't realize how hostile the universe is towards life, do you? We're not safe... DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #8

Actually no, that isn't "the single most stupid thing we could do" ... Nihil Mar 2013 #11

Your small picture linear thinking will help the short-sighted capitalist thinking in dooming us all DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #13

I give you the last 12 years. Nihil Mar 2013 #16

It's happening, whether people like it or not. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #17

Heh. We've danced this dance here before, haven't we my friend? :) DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #20

Think so. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #22

100 million years! I thought we had billions of years! bananas Mar 2013 #24

We would need stringent health and safety requirements for miners who are sent to mine asteroids nt Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #7

Indeed, but you can count on corporations applying the same Earth-bound dirty tricks in space. nt DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #9

Like it or not, the rules don't apply out there. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #18

Damn ... Nihil Mar 2013 #10

My stomach churns with this thought... lbrtbell Mar 2013 #12

Nasa is one big black hole magic59 Mar 2013 #14

Are you serious? neverforget Mar 2013 #15

Oh FFS. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #19

Unlike the shining beacon of humanity's scientific progress, the Pentagon Celefin Mar 2013 #21

Tell us what NASA's budget is without resorting to Google. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #23