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If the carbon dioxide production had stayed about the same level as when this article was written, the "few centuries" prediction probably would've been accurate. But then we invented the petroleum-fueled internal combustion engine, and started driving little pollution generators all over the planet.
Then finding ways to produce more food (Haber-Bosch process), leading to a population explosion that demands more fossil fuels. We could have hit a natural growth barrier without it, minimizing our effects for longer.