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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm more interested in how long before we freeze to death.

How long will the earth's atmosphere hold onto its heat?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The classic sci-fi short story A Pail of Air touches on this.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51461

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I'm more interested in how long before we freeze to death.

Kurzegesagt did a great video on this thought experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLZJlf5rHVs&t=1