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>> Nothing we have could possibly do that. There is some credibility to melting of permafrost triggering runaway greenhouse scenarios that would turn Earth int
by sandworm101 5y ago
>> Nothing we have could possibly do that.
There is some credibility to melting of permafrost triggering runaway greenhouse scenarios that would turn Earth into something more akin to Venus. If we really wanted to destroy the world I think we could do it.
- nkrisc 5y agoI meant compromise the physical integrity of the planet, which is what I assumed was the metric the commenter I was replying to was using, based on their comment that the Earth would retain its roughly spherical shape. We can't physically destroy a planetary body yet, not even close to it.