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Re:Researchers reached the bottom of ice sheet at -2670M aft... by colechristensen on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:07PM (#36947342)
They are dynamical systems, there is no equilibrium. See also: climate charts for the last few ice age cycles.[1] In the bigger picture we want to modify Earth's climate and definitely do not want to end the current interglacial period, to be fair we've already done that, but returning to a "natural" pre-human climate cycle on the 10,000 year scale is not desirable.

1. https://energyeducation.ca/wiki/images/8/8f/Ice_ages2.gif

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Re:Researchers reached the bottom of ice sheet at -2670M aft... by pinkmuffinere on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:20PM (#36947504)
Dynamical systems can have equilibrium points —- e.g. an inverted pendulum is stable when hanging straight down. If you deviate too far from an equilibrium point, the system may find another equilibrium that is less desirable for the user. I’m not an expert in climate change, but those things certainly happen for engines, robots, and other systems.
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