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I remember it was one of the remarkable take-away points of nonlinear system dynamics, aka chaos theory: the weather/climate system doesn't even have an "averag
by downsplat 3y ago
I remember it was one of the remarkable take-away points of nonlinear system dynamics, aka chaos theory: the weather/climate system doesn't even have an "average regime" that it converges on. You can average over longer periods of time, and the resulting sequence doesn't necessarily converge to a single limit. Pretty mind boggling when you think about it. Long term enough, "this place's climate" doesn't even exist.
- digging 3y agoThis is clear even without that knowledge if you take a long enough view. The sun will eventually boil our oceans, and then later the solar system will spend the vast majority of its existence in total darkness.