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In reply to the discussion: It's Eerie; Climate Disaster Is Happening Right Now & Humanity Is Just Pretending It's Not Happening [View all]Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)For one thing, Venus is approximately 70% of the distance to the sun that the earth is-- in other words, it's much closer to the sun and consequently receives a higher dose of solar radiation.
For another thing, Venus' atmosphere, which is 96.5% carbon dioxide, is 100 times denser than the Earth's (which is only 0.03% CO2), and traps much more solar heat than the Earth's atmosphere.
Finally, a day on Venus is equal to 243 Earth days. The extremely slow axial rotation coupled with the planet's proximity to the sun can be likened to the planet being turned very slowly on a very hot spit.
So the Earth will not become Venus. However, environmental damage, including not only greenhouse gas emissions but also such things as deforestation, destruction of ecosystems, and overurbanization, are definitely taking a toll with the Earth's climate.