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Threshold.mp3<\/a>
\nThreshold.mp4<\/a>
\nThreshold-Pt-2.mp3<\/a>
\nThreshold-Pt-2.mp4<\/a>
\nThreshold-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nCascading feedbacks
\n(Our wisdom lacks)
\nProbabilistic future
\n(The allure is unsure)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThreshold
\n(Reality’s grabbin’ hold)
\nThreshold
\n(Can’t say we weren’t told)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe inevitable
\n(Is irreversible)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe Domino Effect
\n(Causing a real wreck)
\nKeep knocking down
\n(All around)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThreshold
\n(Reality’s grabbin’ hold)
\nThreshold
\n(Can’t say we weren’t told)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe inevitable
\n(Is irreversible)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThreshold
\n(Reality’s grabbin’ hold)
\nThreshold
\n(Can’t say we weren’t told)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThreshold
\n(Has grabbed hold)
\nSame ole story
\n(Has gotten old)
\nNo more glory
\n(In our history)
\nThe inevitable
\n(Is irreversible)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG AND SCIENCE<\/p>\n

Climate thresholds \u2014 often called tipping points \u2014 are critical boundaries within Earth\u2019s systems. Once crossed, the system shifts into a new state that sustains and accelerates its own change, even without additional human forcing. These thresholds mark the divide between a climate we can influence directly and one that begins to spiral beyond our control.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Climate Thresholds and Self-Sustaining Change<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A tipping point is reached when gradual pressure (such as rising CO\u2082, warming oceans, or ecosystem degradation) overwhelms the stabilizing forces within a system. Once crossed, positive feedbacks dominate:<\/p>\n