The Runaway Greenhouse and the Accumulation of CO2 in the Venus Atmosphere

@article{Rasool1970TheRG,
  title={The Runaway Greenhouse and the Accumulation of CO2 in the Venus Atmosphere},
  author={S. I. Rasool and Catherine de Bergh},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1970},
  volume={226},
  pages={1037-1039}
}
Conditions on Earth would be as hostile as on Venus if the Earth were closer to the Sun by only 6–10 million miles. 
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