[Intro]
As the days grow shorter
The nights grow long
The usual order
Yet, something’s gone wrong
[Verse 1]
What used to take a century
Now happens in many years
Man’s self-made hierarchy
Bringing us all to tears
[Chorus]
As the days grow shorter
The nights grow long
The usual order
Yet, something’s gone wrong
[Bridge]
Can we pick up the pieces
(Pick up the peaces)
Love as our guide
(To get to the other side)
[Verse 2]
Acceleration rate
Propelled by the human race
Create their own fate
Destroying their own place
[Chorus]
As the days grow shorter
The nights grow long
The usual order
Yet, something’s gone wrong
[Bridge]
Can we pick up the pieces
(Pick up the peaces)
Love as our guide
(To get to the other side)
[Chorus]
As the days grow shorter
The nights grow long
The usual order
Yet, something’s gone wrong
[Outro]
Can we pick up the pieces
(Pick up the peaces)
Love as our guide
(To get to the other side)
A SCIENCE NOTE
Doubling time refers to the duration needed for a quantity to double in size, a characteristic of exponential growth. By 2020, substantial data revealed that the doubling time for certain anthropogenic climate impacts had decreased significantly, shifting from 100 years to merely 10 years. For instance, the rate of sea level rise has surged from approximately 1.5 millimeters per year to over 3 millimeters. This trend suggests that the doubling period is likely to further contract, heightening the prospect of sea levels ascending at a rate of one foot per year by 2050.
If the doubling time remains at 10 years, we could see extreme events 100% more intense and/or longer in duration, as well as, 14 times more likely to occur. As mentioned above, we expect the doubling time to be reduced. If the doubling time is 5 years, in ten years we could see 200% more intense and longer extreme weather events being 28 times more likely to occur.
2024 Update
Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023, according to a NASA-led analysis. When we authored this paper in 2023, we could not have foreseen the swift acceleration of this trend. Initially projected to double over a span of 100 years, the rate of sea level rise dramatically escalated, shortening the doubling period to a mere 10 years by 2020. Shockingly, recent observations suggest that this doubling period has further compressed to just 2 years. It is imperative to acknowledge and address this concerning trend, hoping it is not a foreboding indication of a new norm but rather an anomaly.
* Our climate model uses chaos theory in an attempt to adequately account for humans and forecasts a global average temperature increase of 9 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Everybody has the responsibility not to pollute. There are plenty of things you can do to help save the planet. Stop using fossil fuels. Consume less. Love more. Here is a list of additional actions you can take.
