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[Intro]
Do you think
(We’re on the brink)
[Verse 1]
Our toes on the line
(Right up to the edge)
Our knows out of line
(Tip toe to the ledge)
[Bridge]
Do you think
(We’re on the brink)
[Chorus]
On the brink of starvation
(Irrational nation)
On the brink of devastation
(Unnatural gestation)
[Verse 2]
Are you still on the fence
(Can’t make up your mind)
What a lousy defense
(Why don’t you be kind)
[Bridge]
Do you think
(We’re on the brink)
[Chorus]
On the brink of starvation
(Irrational nation)
On the brink of devastation
(Unnatural gestation)
[Outro]
No pollution solution
Do you think
(We’re on the brink)
Of becoming extinct?
ABOUT THE SCIENCE
Can Humans Adapt?
The question is no longer theoretical.
Humanity has triggered:
Antarctic and Arctic permafrost thaw
Carbon-sink collapse in mature forests
Nonlinear amplification of feedback loops
Accelerating sea-level rise
Disrupted global heat and moisture transport
Destabilized agriculture, fisheries, and water systems
As of 2020-2025, most of Earth’s major carbon sinks–including Amazonia, boreal forests, and thawing permafrost–have shifted from net absorbers to net sources of greenhouse gases. This marks the onset of an accelerating planetary cascade.
Migration? Limited.
Geoengineering? Unproven and high-risk.
Adaptation? Insufficient.
Restoring lost ice? Impossible on human timescales.
Without unprecedented global action–and likely without breakthroughs in AI-accelerated climate solutions–human adaptive capacity will be exceeded within decades.
Penguins are simply ahead of us in the timeline.
Conclusion
Penguin collapse is not just a biodiversity tragedy–it is a systems-level warning of Earth’s destabilization. The same forces driving penguin extinction are driving humanity toward an adaptation threshold we are unlikely to surpass.
The question is not whether the penguins can adapt.
It is whether we can.
And the window to answer that question is rapidly closing.
URGENT CLIMATE WARNING
Our climate model — incorporating complex social-ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system — projects that global temperatures could rise by up to 9°C (16.2°F). This far exceeds earlier projections, which estimated a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, and signals a dramatic acceleration of planetary warming. We are entering a phase of compound, cascading collapse.
At this level of heating, many regions will become uninhabitable due to heat stress, sea-level rise, food system failure, and forced migration. Wet-bulb temperatures in the U.S. are already nearing 31°C (87.8°F) — a physiological limit beyond which human life cannot be sustained outdoors for long, even with water and shade.
This is not hypothetical. The climate system is tipping now.
Tipping points and feedback loops drive the acceleration of climate change. When one tipping point is breached and triggers others, the cascading collapse is known as the Domino Effect.
The Climate Crisis: Violent Rain | Deadly Humid Heat | Extreme Weather Events | Insurance | Trees Deforestation | Air Pollution | Rising Sea Level | Food and Water | Updates
The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment
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[Intro]
Do you think
(We’re on the brink)
[Verse 1]
Our toes on the line
(Right up to the edge)
Our knows out of line
(Tip toe to the ledge)
[Bridge]
Do you think
(We’re on the brink)
[Chorus]
On the brink of starvation
(Irrational nation)
On the brink of devastation
(Unnatural gestation)
[Verse 2]
Are you still on the fence
(Can’t make up your mind)
What a lousy defense
(Why don’t you be kind)
[Bridge]
Do you think
(We’re on the brink)
[Chorus]
On the brink of starvation
(Irrational nation)
On the brink of devastation
(Unnatural gestation)
[Outro]
No pollution solution
Do you think
(We’re on the brink)
Of becoming extinct?
ABOUT THE SCIENCE
Can Humans Adapt?
The question is no longer theoretical.
Humanity has triggered:
Antarctic and Arctic permafrost thaw
Carbon-sink collapse in mature forests
Nonlinear amplification of feedback loops
Accelerating sea-level rise
Disrupted global heat and moisture transport
Destabilized agriculture, fisheries, and water systems
As of 2020-2025, most of Earth’s major carbon sinks–including Amazonia, boreal forests, and thawing permafrost–have shifted from net absorbers to net sources of greenhouse gases. This marks the onset of an accelerating planetary cascade.
Migration? Limited.
Geoengineering? Unproven and high-risk.
Adaptation? Insufficient.
Restoring lost ice? Impossible on human timescales.
Without unprecedented global action–and likely without breakthroughs in AI-accelerated climate solutions–human adaptive capacity will be exceeded within decades.
Penguins are simply ahead of us in the timeline.
Conclusion
Penguin collapse is not just a biodiversity tragedy–it is a systems-level warning of Earth’s destabilization. The same forces driving penguin extinction are driving humanity toward an adaptation threshold we are unlikely to surpass.
The question is not whether the penguins can adapt.
It is whether we can.
And the window to answer that question is rapidly closing.
URGENT CLIMATE WARNING
Our climate model — incorporating complex social-ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system — projects that global temperatures could rise by up to 9°C (16.2°F). This far exceeds earlier projections, which estimated a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, and signals a dramatic acceleration of planetary warming. We are entering a phase of compound, cascading collapse.
At this level of heating, many regions will become uninhabitable due to heat stress, sea-level rise, food system failure, and forced migration. Wet-bulb temperatures in the U.S. are already nearing 31°C (87.8°F) — a physiological limit beyond which human life cannot be sustained outdoors for long, even with water and shade.
This is not hypothetical. The climate system is tipping now.
Tipping points and feedback loops drive the acceleration of climate change. When one tipping point is breached and triggers others, the cascading collapse is known as the Domino Effect.
The Climate Crisis: Violent Rain | Deadly Humid Heat | Extreme Weather Events | Insurance | Trees Deforestation | Air Pollution | Rising Sea Level | Food and Water | Updates
The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment
From the album “Brink“