The nature of Chaotic Systems to amplify small changes, often via feedback loops, means that we are necessarily limited in the ability to predict outcomes in those systems. This is a fundamental issue when discussing âcertaintiesâ in predicting the future in climate science. The more chaotic and multifaceted, the more limited in ability a systemâs outcomes are to predict1.
1. Emanuel, K. & Inglis, B. What We Know about Climate Change, Updated Edition. (The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2018).