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YankeeKuya t1_j6g8r4m wrote

I think the dark side would become a largely lifeless frozen tundra and the light side would become a largely lifeless desert hellscape with the possibility of some life surviving on the fringes where the sun is low in the sky. Humans would not survive the transition.

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EarthSolar t1_j6gd4un wrote

That model’s out of date decades ago. Newer modelings find that with enough water, which Earth has, the dayside would be lush, and the substellar point would be really, really wet jungle as the ascending air dumps all its moisture down. You can read for more details in this blog.

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