Saturday, December 17, 2011

Someone said, “[P]ositive feedbacks are a rare occurrence” in a question about paleoclimatology.?

Its the duration. The more the extremes the better chance of having some type of profound reaction. Tipping points can have wide range of durations and amplifications. If I where an alarmist I would caution against equilibrium or stability. Considering Gilbert's Law is a doubled edge sword.

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