I think what you’re referring to the possibility of a perturbation that can result in an uncontrolled descent down the hill until it reaches another stable equilibrium (a local equilibrium in a non linear system). I am picturing a ball rolling down from a peak until it comes to rest in a valley
My question is that given the large excursion recently seen in the temperature graph, would we not expect to see large scale effects that would be visible?
The implication is that until this impact is clear enough, strong action that is usually advocated, may not be taken. For instance, the reliance on greenhouse power plants continues to increase worldwide including the US. While renewables have made progress, there is no clear path to net zero over the next decade. So the question remains on the predictions from the models, vs tangible evidence.
What still hurts my head is this whole concept of like feedback loops and like how nothing about the projections show any like sort of leveling off - like maybe you can help me make sense of that.
What happens if it's just like a really really big hill and there is no valley of "equilibrium" to get to??
Does the ball stop rolling before the car or will they at least stop before we all die??
Maybe I've lost the analogy