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[Intro]
When I think about when
It gets me wondering
What about then?
Then again….
[Verse 1]
How long is this going to last
… before becoming the past
The sands of time pass
Through our grasp
[Chorus]
When I think about when
It gets me wondering
What about then?
Then again….
[Bridge]
Do you find it troubling
The doubling time is doubling
Watching our destruction’s pace
Win the race
[Verse 2]
Do we have much time to waste
Wasted pace, wasted race
How can we procrastinate
Leaving children to our fate
[Chorus]
When I think about when
It gets me wondering
What about then?
Then again….
[Bridge]
Do you find it troubling
The doubling time is doubling
Watching our destruction’s pace
Win the race
[Chorus]
When I think about when
It gets me wondering
What about then?
Then again….
[Outro]
Do you find it troubling
The doubling time is doubling
Watching our destruction’s pace
Win the race
A SCIENCE NOTE
Doubling time refers to the duration needed for a quantity to double in size, a characteristic of exponential growth. By 2020, substantial data revealed that the doubling time for certain anthropogenic climate impacts had decreased significantly, shifting from 100 years to merely 10 years. For instance, the rate of sea level rise has surged from approximately 1.5 millimeters per year to over 3 millimeters. This trend suggests that the doubling period is likely to further contract, heightening the prospect of sea levels ascending at a rate of one foot per year by 2050.
If the doubling time remains at 10 years, we could see extreme events 100% more intense and/or longer in duration, as well as, 14 times more likely to occur. As mentioned above, we expect the doubling time to be reduced. If the doubling time is 5 years, in ten years we could see 200% more intense and longer extreme weather events being 28 times more likely to occur.
2024 Update
Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023, according to a NASA-led analysis. When we authored this paper in 2023, we could not have foreseen the swift acceleration of this trend. Initially projected to double over a span of 100 years, the rate of sea level rise dramatically escalated, shortening the doubling period to a mere 10 years by 2020. Shockingly, recent observations suggest that this doubling period has further compressed to just 2 years. It is imperative to acknowledge and address this concerning trend, hoping it is not a foreboding indication of a new norm but rather an anomaly.
From: Climate Change: Rate of Acceleration Brouse and Mukherjee (2023-2024)