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[Intro]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round (going down)
[Verse 1]
A complex subject
That did perplex
Is now my object
Which I reflect
[Bridge]
(What does it mean?)
Time to come clean
[Chorus]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round (going down)
[Bridge]
(What does it mean?)
Man’s obscene machine
[Verse 2]
Calculus and physics
To the mind is music
Given half a chance
You can watch ’em dance
[Bridge]
(What does it mean?)
Time to come clean
[Chorus]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round (going down)
[Bridge]
(What does it mean?)
Man’s obscene machine
[Chorus]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round (going down)
[Outro]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round
(As it goes down)
A SCIENCE NOTE
Research and Development Incorporating Complex Social-Ecological Feedback Loops Within a Dynamic, Non-Linear System is an extremely complex subject. A small example of this complexity can be seen in the interaction of the Albedo Feedback Loop, Brown Carbon Feedback Loop, Freshwater-AMOC Disruption Loop, Permafrost-Methane Feedback Loop, Amazon Rainforest Dieback Feedback Loop, Sudden Sea Level Rise Pulses (“Cork Release” Events), Hydroclimate Whiplash, and Arctic Sea Ice Feedback.
Lately, my deep reflection has centered on how tipping points have triggered self-sustaining feedback loops within the climate system. We knew this was coming–and now it is here. I was prepared for that part.
What I could not fully envision was how quickly the interplay of these tipping points would ignite a domino effect–so, so fast.
Now, I can see it clearly: the nonlinear, dynamic dance of economic, physical, and ecological systems in real time. This is pure math and science visibly unfolding, transforming abstract models into undeniable, measurable reality.
Humans will accelerate the collapse of one of Earth’s most critical climate regulators, impacting global food systems, weather stability, and habitability.
* Our climate model — incorporating complex social-ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, non-linear system — projects that global temperatures could rise by up to 9°C (16.2°F) within this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates, which predicted a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, and signals a dramatic acceleration of warming.
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 Human Induced Climate Change Experiment
From the album “Upward“
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Whirling-Around.mp4
Whirling-Around-intro.mp3
[Intro]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round (going down)
[Verse 1]
A complex subject
That did perplex
Is now my object
Which I reflect
[Bridge]
(What does it mean?)
Time to come clean
[Chorus]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round (going down)
[Bridge]
(What does it mean?)
Man’s obscene machine
[Verse 2]
Calculus and physics
To the mind is music
Given half a chance
You can watch ’em dance
[Bridge]
(What does it mean?)
Time to come clean
[Chorus]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round (going down)
[Bridge]
(What does it mean?)
Man’s obscene machine
[Chorus]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round (going down)
[Outro]
(What I said)
Keeps whirling around
(In my head)
Round and round
(As it goes down)
A SCIENCE NOTE
Research and Development Incorporating Complex Social-Ecological Feedback Loops Within a Dynamic, Non-Linear System is an extremely complex subject. A small example of this complexity can be seen in the interaction of the Albedo Feedback Loop, Brown Carbon Feedback Loop, Freshwater-AMOC Disruption Loop, Permafrost-Methane Feedback Loop, Amazon Rainforest Dieback Feedback Loop, Sudden Sea Level Rise Pulses (“Cork Release” Events), Hydroclimate Whiplash, and Arctic Sea Ice Feedback.
Lately, my deep reflection has centered on how tipping points have triggered self-sustaining feedback loops within the climate system. We knew this was coming–and now it is here. I was prepared for that part.
What I could not fully envision was how quickly the interplay of these tipping points would ignite a domino effect–so, so fast.
Now, I can see it clearly: the nonlinear, dynamic dance of economic, physical, and ecological systems in real time. This is pure math and science visibly unfolding, transforming abstract models into undeniable, measurable reality.
Humans will accelerate the collapse of one of Earth’s most critical climate regulators, impacting global food systems, weather stability, and habitability.
* Our climate model — incorporating complex social-ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, non-linear system — projects that global temperatures could rise by up to 9°C (16.2°F) within this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates, which predicted a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, and signals a dramatic acceleration of warming.
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 Human Induced Climate Change Experiment
From the album “Upward“