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feedback loops

The short-circuiting of societal feedback mechanisms

April 7, 2024 by Kurt Cobb

Virtually all human and natural systems require feedback to operate properly. Modern global society has been manipulated to prevent effective feedback that could allow us to address the critical environmental problems we face.

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Cooling effect of clouds ‘underestimated’ by climate models, says new study

June 11, 2021 by Ayesha Tandon

Clouds could have a greater cooling effect on the planet than climate models currently suggest, according to new research.

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Feedback Loops and Climate Catastrophe, or… the Story of the Baseball Bloodbath (Episode 45 of Crazy Town)

March 22, 2023June 10, 2021 by Asher Miller

This episode examines the fascinating world of positive feedback loops, which play an outsized role in the not-so-positive phenomena of climate change, biodiversity loss, and political polarization.

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