Open AccessThe Earth will remain habitable for at least 1.5 billion years
Author(s) -
Schultz Colin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo190008
Subject(s) - venus , astrobiology , earth (classical element) , environmental science , planetary habitability , meteorology , planet , astronomy , physics , terrestrial planet
At some point in the future, the gradual brightening of the Sun will force temperatures on Earth to soar, a runaway greenhouse effect transforming our world into something more like Venus. Before this can happen, though, another process known as a “moist greenhouse runaway” will cause the oceans to bleed off into space.