Global warming: Sun is growing in size

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Maria
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Global warming: Sun is growing in size

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Researchers debate whether Earth will be swallowed by the sun
as it expands into a red giant billions of years from now

Scientific American - http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... rth-maybe/

By David Appell on September 1, 2008

The future looks bright—maybe too bright. The sun is slowly expanding and brightening, and over the next few billion years it will eventually desiccate Earth, leaving it hot, brown and uninhabitable. About 7.6 billion years from now, the sun will reach its maximum size as a red giant: its surface will extend beyond Earth’s orbit today by 20 percent and will shine 3,000 times brighter. In its final stage, the sun will collapse into a white dwarf. ...

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Notice how God is left completely out of this equation?

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a sinner.

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Look on the bright side: We will be able to make S'mores without a campfire. :wink:

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Luke wrote:

Look on the bright side: We will be able to make S'mores without a campfire. :wink:

We will not even be around in one million years.

Right now we are entering into a mini ice age ... so life continues.

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