Scientists: Earth Could Actually Be Habitable For Another 2.3 Billion Years

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First Posted: 06- 2-09 09:46 AM   |   Updated: 06- 2-09 09:56 AM

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The Earth could be habitable for another 2.3 billion years, extending previous estimates of life's horizon by more than 1 billion years.

King Fai Li and his colleagues at Caltech hypothesize that Earth's atmospheric pressure has always varied, and that it could fall in the distant future, keeping Earth from frying for far longer than previous research had shown.

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The Earth could be habitable for another 2.3 billion years, extending previous estimates of life's horizon by more than 1 billion years. King Fai Li and his colleagues at Caltech hypothesize that Ear...
The Earth could be habitable for another 2.3 billion years, extending previous estimates of life's horizon by more than 1 billion years. King Fai Li and his colleagues at Caltech hypothesize that Ear...
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- Christopher in NYC I'm a Fan of Christopher in NYC 16 fans permalink
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Didn't scientists, (or was it economists) say the same thing about GM?

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- paulalex I'm a Fan of paulalex 12 fans permalink

I could have come up with that revised forecast on the evening of November 4 2009!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:09 AM on 06/02/2009
- buddyroachclip I'm a Fan of buddyroachclip permalink

Oh yea? Then what!

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- rwext I'm a Fan of rwext 8 fans permalink

Algore and Waxman are expoding

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stfudittohead

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Andy Borowitz byline missing?
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Scientists: Earth Could Actually Be Habitable For Another 2.3 Billion Years

Unless of course the Republicans win another election.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:59 AM on 06/02/2009
- peterg76 I'm a Fan of peterg76 35 fans permalink
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They did their best, they just have to try a little harder.

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