Climate change at the tipping point?
Okay, you know one of my favourite topics is global warming. And you know that I am also pretty well versed in the feedback loops that work like accelerating spirals.
New data I read about on the Quirks and Quarks blog just makes chills run down my spine. The thing about feedback loops is that once you hit the tipping point, they become self-sustaining and, shall we say, out of control. Meaning, once they get going the resulting changes come very rapidly. Is there disagreement among scientists about this? Sure. But the disagreement often isn’t the if or why or what, but the extent of the change and how rapid it will be. Frankly, you have to put aside these and look at the bigger picture. It’s like the old saying, "we’ve agreed on the transaction, we’re just haggling over price."
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