Nothing is “irreversible” on this planet. Given enough time, a few tens of thousands of years, say, maybe more, the ice will tie things up once more and sea levels will drop. It’s just irreversible by us, is what folks mean. But that should be no surprise. Plenty of us aren’t even in control of our own bodyweight. If we can’t even control that as a population, how much - honestly - should we shamble around believing we can influence?
Excellent piece Susan.
Ditto, Susan.
This is an excellent companion piece to the AMOC essay written by Jason Anthony.
Thank you for your work!
It's a great piece. Quite alarming, but it should be. Thanks for highlighting these facets of climate change.
Great explanation of a complex topic.
Thank you for the read!
My short story might interest someone.
https://abforbes.substack.com/p/it-gets-no-colder-than-absolute-zero?r=yn8c0
Enjoy the ride down the cliff, while you can, this is the attitude of most people.
Nothing is “irreversible” on this planet. Given enough time, a few tens of thousands of years, say, maybe more, the ice will tie things up once more and sea levels will drop. It’s just irreversible by us, is what folks mean. But that should be no surprise. Plenty of us aren’t even in control of our own bodyweight. If we can’t even control that as a population, how much - honestly - should we shamble around believing we can influence?