One issue with these graphs is that they show a linear response, from which people extrapolate a linear forecast. People talk about the impact on future generat

One issue with these graphs is that they show a linear response, from which people extrapolate a linear forecast. People talk about the impact on future generations and such. But if you closely on the ice cap graph for example you’ll notice an increased oscillation in more recent data. This has been described as a sign of a complex system reaching the end of the linear response, a tipping point if you will. You’ll need to listen to the experts to interpret the data, and what most of them seems worried about is the non-linear changes.