Positive feedback loops, how do they work?
We’ve known about this for decades. An example: heating causes permafrost to melt releasing CO2 and methane, which cause more heat to be trapped, which melts more permafrost, which releases more green house gasses, etc.
Positive feedback loops tend to be very unstable, and can lead to runaway situations.
“Doc,” he said, “sometime when the crew is up against it, and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go out there with all they’ve got and win just one for the Zipper.”
RIP George Zip