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[Verse 1]
\nBreathe in
\n(It’ll begin)
\nBreath out
\n(Find out about)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe knock-on effect
\n(Impact!)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nChanges to the genes means
\n(Decay is coming this way)
\nEpigenetic tragic and sick
\n(Compounding astounding)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nPathogens
\n(Again and again)
\nBreeding and feeding
\n(Making me hard to be)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe knock-on effect
\n(Impact!)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nChanges to the genes means
\n(Decay is coming this way)
\nEpigenetic tragic and sick
\n(Compounding astounding)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe knock-on effect
\n(Impact!)
\nTisk-tisk
\n(The risk is rising)
\nIt’s not surprising<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nChanges to the genes means
\n(Decay is coming this way)
\nEpigenetic tragic and sick
\n(Compounding astounding)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe knock-on effect
\n(Impact!)
\nTisk-tisk
\n(The risk is rising)
\nIt’s not surprising<\/p>\n

A SCIENCE NOTE: The Compounding Feedback Loops of Disease, Pollution, and Extreme Weather<\/p>\n

Climate change is not just an environmental issue — it is a cascading health crisis. As rising global temperatures disrupt natural systems, they initiate multiple interconnected health feedback loops<\/strong> that reinforce and amplify one another. These loops do not operate in isolation, nor do they follow a predictable or linear trajectory. Instead, the breakdown of one subsystem accelerates the collapse of others, resulting in nonlinear, compounding effects<\/strong> that degrade both the quality and quantity of human life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Health Feedback Loops: Not Just Additive — Exponential<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are at least three major categories of climate-related health stressors that interact and reinforce each other:<\/p>\n

1. Infectious Disease Pathogens<\/strong><\/h3>\n