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Re:The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory by SV_BubbleTime on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @04:07PM (#46980981)
So… the sun is hotter now than it was what… since the 1950s? The 1850s? The Jurassic period? What scale is do you need to make this claim reasonable?

Also, I see a lot of things presented as facts in your comment, you seem to have convinced yourself quite thoroughly.

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Re:The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory by jemmyw on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @05:14PM (#46981965)
10% every billion years. So negligible on our timescale, but it is significant if you talk about ancient climate conditions like this thread does.
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Re:The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory by blueflow on Thursday February 12, 2026 @07:12AM (#46987805)
complex life on earth is half a billion years old (cambrian explosion 550ma ago), so the sun shouldn't be that much of an factor.
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