In search of the sweet spot
Because believe it or not
I completely forgot
We were already there
While blindly unaware
That cause we didn’t care
We turned our scene obscene
Was there heaven on Earth
After my birth?
Can’t remember, for what it’s worth
Were we already there
Though blindly unaware
That cause we didn’t care
We turned our scene obscene
In search of dreams come true
Because if they do
Would it be something new?
Were we already there
Though blindly unaware
That cause we didn’t care
We turned our scene obscene
- 231122_0213-In-Search-of-Dreams-Part-I.mp3
- 231122_0216-In-Search-of-Dreams-Part-II.mp3
- 231122_0217-In-Search-of-Dreams-Part-II-Instrumental.mp3
- In-Search-of-Dreams-Part-II.MID (Casio WK-3500 with DSP)
Chords: E G#m7b5 E / C D G / G D G / D C E G#m7b5 E; Part II 130 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-3500, Yamaha PSR-740, MiniNova, MicroKorg)
Is it getting harder to remember when there was time without human induced climate change?
How long is “ever”… as in “the hottest it’s ever been in recorded history”?
During the first week of July 2023, the Earth had the hottest days ever.
Humans are about 200,000 years old with our closest variety being dated to about 140,000 years ago. The earliest “recording of history” is approximately 100,000 years old. It is the story of The Seven Sisters of The Pleiades. The Seven Sister are a cluster of stars in the Taurus constellation. There are six stars visible to the naked eye. The story is about seven stars. The seventh star has not been visible to the naked eye for over 100,000 years.
The 20th-century surface temperature average for Earth was 13.9℃.
In the first weeks of July of 2023, the average temperature was 17℃.
Q: Is it possible for humans to push the temperature 3℃ above pre-industrial levels?
A: Yes. Humans have pushed global temperatures up more than 3℃.
Q: Is it possible for humans to survive at temperatures greater than 3℃?
A: Probably not long. Humans have never done it before.
Extreme weather will become more frequent and intense. Sea levels will rapidly rise as the coasts disappear. However, the most concerning development will be feedback loops and tipping points. Plants will become extinct and many carbon sinks will vanish. The Earth’s temperature will continue to accelerate at an exponential rate no matter what humans do. Food, fresh water, and breathable air will cease to exist. Humans will likely follow in short order.
These “tipping points” were preventable; however, now they are becoming inevitable. Climate scientists had thought we would not cross tipping points for centuries at the earliest. Tipping points are part of feedback loop systems. A tipping point occurs when a human influenced global warming activity becomes self-sustaining without the human activity. For instance, the mountain glacier loss tipping point has triggered a feedback loop. The ice-albedo feedback loop is an expression of the ability of surfaces to reflect sunlight (heat from the sun). Any loss of ice over a darker surface means the surface will absorb more heat and reflect less heat. This process makes the Earth warmer causing more loss of ice… which in turn causes more warming of the Earth. When a tipping point causes another tipping point to be toppled it is called the The Domino Effect. Mountain glacier loss, the collapse of AMOC, and the dieback of the Amazon rainforest is an example of The Domino Effect.
— from Climate Change: How Long Is “Ever”? Brouse (2023)
