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bookmark_borderThe Hidden Economic Collapse Behind Cutting Healthcare for Mass Deportations

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by Daniel Brouse
July 2, 2025

There is a devastating economic ripple effects of cutting healthcare for millions, but what many still miss is how these cuts are directly tied to funding mass deportations and “border security.” This is not an abstract policy shift; it is a deliberate redistribution of more than $2 trillion from healthcare systems to deportation machinery, accelerating what is already a fragile economic trajectory into a cascading collapse.

The loss of healthcare for 17 million people will cause a surge in hospital closures, nursing home instability, and increased bankruptcies as families face unaffordable medical bills. Hospitals rely on patient volume to keep their doors open, and mass disenrollment from healthcare insurance will erode that base, pushing facilities in rural and urban communities alike to shut down. This also reduces local employment and tax revenue, while increasing the burden of charity care on hospitals that remain.

Worse yet, mass deportation and anti-immigration policies will further decimate the economy. Immigration has accounted for nearly 80% of GDP growth over the last five years, and immigrants are essential for sustaining the Medicare and Social Security systems. Removing millions of workers from the economy will leave critical industries—from healthcare to agriculture—understaffed, slowing growth while reducing the number of workers paying into the very systems we rely on to support an aging population.

These combined policies do not stabilize the economy; they actively hasten the collapse of U.S. economic sustainability while stripping away healthcare from the most vulnerable populations, including children with special needs, people with disabilities, and single-parent families. The loss of a healthy workforce will further damage productivity, while wage stagnation among healthcare workers and rising pharmaceutical costs will deepen economic inequality.

All of this is done under the guise of “border security” while simultaneously providing tax breaks to the wealthy, redirecting funds away from essential services and toward short-term political optics. The voters did not ask for an economic death spiral that trades the stability of healthcare, workforce strength, and elder care for the illusion of control at the border.

If policymakers truly cared about long-term security and prosperity, they would prioritize investment in healthcare, education, and an immigration system that supports economic growth. Instead, these policies undermine America’s economic foundations while creating avoidable suffering for millions.

This is not simply a moral crisis; it is an economic one. If left unchecked, the combination of healthcare defunding, mass deportation, and anti-immigration measures will accelerate the collapse of Medicare, Social Security, and the broader U.S. economy, making recovery more difficult, if not impossible, for decades to come.

Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US

bookmark_borderPolar Vortex Disruptions, Rossby Waves, and a New Threats to the Stratosphere: Why Our Jet Streams Are Becoming Unrecognizable

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by Daniel Brouse
July 2, 2025

Recent severe weather across North America—record-breaking tornado outbreaks, prolonged flooding, and deadly heat domes—are not random. They are tied to deep disruptions in the polar vortex and jet stream, driven by interconnected climate processes that are accelerating in a nonlinear way.

The Role of Rossby Waves and SSW Events

Rossby waves, the large-scale meanders in high-altitude winds, are critical in shaping weather patterns. Under normal conditions, they help distribute heat across the planet. However, as the Arctic warms faster than the equator, the jet stream weakens and these waves become more amplified and sluggish, leading to stuck weather patterns—like prolonged droughts or rain events.

Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) events, where polar stratospheric temperatures can rise by 50°C (90°F) within days, also play a critical role. These events weaken and displace the polar vortex, often sending lobes of cold air far south while warm air surges into the Arctic. This winter and spring, two significant SSW events (February and April) contributed to polar vortex instability, creating pathways for extreme weather, including the tornado outbreaks and historic flooding that swept through the Midwest and South.

Stratospheric Ozone: A New Threat from Reentering Satellites

While climate-induced circulation changes are a well-known driver of stratospheric instability, an emerging concern is the rising impact of low Earth orbit satellites burning up on reentry. As we increase satellite launches for global internet and other services, thousands of small satellites will reenter Earth’s atmosphere, burning up and releasing aluminum oxide and other particulates into the stratosphere.

These particulates can catalyze reactions that deplete stratospheric ozone, weakening the protective layer that shields life from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Loss of stratospheric ozone also alters the temperature gradients in the stratosphere, which further destabilizes the polar vortex and influences jet stream behavior.

Nonlinear Acceleration and Underestimated Risks

Most climate models still underrepresent the combined effects of Rossby wave amplification, frequent SSW events, and stratospheric ozone depletion on atmospheric circulation. These feedbacks are now interacting with warming oceans, melting Arctic ice, and a weakening Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), creating compounding effects that accelerate the climate system’s instability.

This is not just an academic observation: these disruptions are directly linked to the intensification and persistence of extreme weather events, impacting food security, economic stability, and public health across the globe.

Why This Matters Now

  • Polar vortex disruptions are increasing, leading to more extreme cold surges and heat domes.
  • Jet stream elongation and stagnation are fueling floods, droughts, and heatwaves.
  • Stratospheric ozone loss from reentering satellites could accelerate these processes further.
  • We are crossing tipping points faster than predicted, while many still underestimate how quickly these interconnected systems can collapse.

If we fail to understand these dynamics, adaptation will be reactive and inadequate. As a climate scientist focusing on the interplay between the AMOC, jet stream instability, and wet-bulb thresholds under nonlinear system collapse, I see this as one of the most urgent threats facing the stability of societies worldwide.

Read: Solutions to the Fossil Fuel Economy and the Myths Accelerating Climate and Economic Collapse

The Converging Collapse: AMOC, Jet Streams, and Deadly Wet-Bulb Temperatures Brouse (2025)

Philadelphia’s Heat Dome: Wet-Bulb Temperatures Signal a Climate Tipping Point Brouse (2025)

Burning to Stay Cool: How Our Fight Against Heat Is Fueling Climate Collapse Brouse (2025)

Weakened Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation causes the historical North Atlantic Warming Hole Kai-Yuan Li & Wei Liu (2025)

The Reign of Violent Rain Brouse and Mukherjee (2023-2024)

Climate Change, the Jet Stream, and East Coast Atmospheric Rivers Brouse (2024)

Climate Change and Deadly Humid Heat Brouse (2023)

Climate Change: Rate of Acceleration Brouse and Mukherjee (2023-2024)

Tipping points and feedback loops drive the acceleration of climate change. When one tipping point is breached and triggers others, the cascading collapse is known as the Domino Effect.

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderThe Deadly Cost of Defunding Global Health: Why Trump’s Cuts Could Be the Most Lethal in U.S. Presidential History

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A Lancet study warns that more than 14 million additional deaths could occur globally by 2030 due to significant funding cuts to USAID and global health programs , with over 4.5 million of these preventable deaths among children under 5. USAID-funded programs alone prevented over 91 million deaths between 2001 and 2021, delivering vaccines, maternal and child health services, malaria and HIV treatments, and critical emergency interventions.

These cuts are not isolated. The current Trump administration is dismantling the very foundation of public health and scientific infrastructure within the United States and globally, expanding the damage begun in Trump’s first term. Cuts to the CDC, NIH, and NOAA are undermining disease surveillance, pandemic preparedness, vaccine development, and climate-related health early warning systems. NOAA, which tracks climate and weather patterns critical for disease vector monitoring, faces defunding precisely when climate change is driving the spread of mosquito-borne and zoonotic diseases. The CDC’s syndromic surveillance systems, which track outbreaks in real time, are being dismantled, leaving the U.S. blind to emerging health threats.

Defunding the NIH threatens the future of medical research, halting the development of lifesaving treatments for cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases, and neurological disorders. The erosion of these institutions under Trump’s anti-science policies will cost lives domestically and globally, reducing life expectancy and reversing decades of progress in health and medical research.

Equally concerning is the dangerous role of RFK Jr. within the Trump administration, further accelerating this public health crisis:

Vaccine Recommendations Removed: RFK Jr. is pushing to remove all federal vaccine recommendations, undermining childhood immunization and risking the return of polio, measles, and other preventable diseases.

Fluoride Removal from Water: Despite decades of evidence showing fluoride prevents tooth decay safely, RFK Jr. is working to remove fluoride from public water systems, which will increase preventable dental disease, particularly among children in low-income communities.

Science Denial: RFK Jr.’s spread of vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories has fueled distrust in public health, making Americans more vulnerable to disease outbreaks. His efforts align with Trump’s broader anti-science agenda, dismantling trust in the CDC, FDA, NIH, and the scientific process itself.

All of this is happening while climate change, dismissed by Trump and RFK Jr. as “bullshit,” is exponentially increasing the probability of emerging zoonotic diseases like COVID-19. Dismantling climate and health monitoring during this crisis ensures the next pandemic will arrive with even less preparedness and a weakened ability to respond.

When these cascading harms are added to the millions of preventable deaths and chronic illnesses resulting from Trump’s catastrophic COVID-19 mismanagement, it is clear that Trump will likely be responsible for more deaths than any president in U.S. history. This is not rhetoric; it is the logical, data-driven consequence of systematically defunding science, dismantling public health, and denying reality in the face of clear and present dangers.

The Bottom Line:
Slashing global health funding, dismantling scientific institutions, and promoting anti-science conspiracies are not cost-saving measures—they are decisions that will be measured in millions of preventable deaths. These policies undermine America’s health, security, and moral standing globally, ensuring future crises will be deadlier and harder to control.

Leadership matters. Science matters. We ignore this reality at the cost of our future—and the lives of millions who will suffer the consequences of deliberate, avoidable neglect.

Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US

bookmark_borderFrom Mathematics to Climate Leadership: Sarah Kapnick’s Vision for Climate-Integrated Finance and Infrastructure Resilience

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by Daniel Brouse
July 1, 2025

Sarah Kapnick’s journey—from a Goldman Sachs analyst to NOAA’s chief scientist and now global head of climate advisory at JPMorgan Chase—reflects a career spent aligning climate science with financial and infrastructure decisions. She has long recognized the urgent intersection of climate risk and financial planning, an urgency that has only grown as U.S. infrastructure crumbles under the accelerating impacts of climate change.

The Climate Threat to U.S. Infrastructure

A recent CNBC investigation highlights that U.S. infrastructure is barely getting a passing grade, with climate change emerging as one of its fastest-growing threats. Historic rainfall at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport in 2023 turned runways into rivers, shutting down operations and stranding passengers. In New York City, extreme heat caused metal on the Harlem River bridge to expand so severely it became stuck open.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has given U.S. infrastructure a “C” grade, warning that every category—from airports and bridges to power and telecommunications—is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather, drought, floods, heat, hurricanes, and wildfires. According to First Street’s climate risk analytics, 19% of all power infrastructure, 17% of telecommunications infrastructure, and 12% of airports face major risks from flood, wind, or wildfire.

As ASCE’s executive director Tom Smith puts it, “We have to design for all of that, and we have to anticipate not just where the puck is now, but where we think it’s going.”

The Investor Shift: Climate Resilience as a Financial Imperative

For Kapnick, these threats are not abstract—they are shaping how capital markets, insurers, and investors must approach infrastructure financing.

“How should I change and invest in my infrastructure? Should I think about different types of insurance? How should I access the capital markets to do this type of work?” are questions Kapnick increasingly hears from clients who now recognize that most U.S. infrastructure was designed for a climate that no longer exists.

The risks extend beyond engineering challenges to capital allocation, bond ratings, and municipal finance, particularly as extreme weather events increase the likelihood of infrastructure failures and costly repairs.

Science Under Attack and the Data Challenge

Both Kapnick and Smith emphasize that resilient infrastructure investment must be rooted in science. Yet, this science has faced systemic attacks. During the Trump administration, deep cuts and staff firings at NOAA, FEMA, and NIST undermined agencies vital for advancing climate science, and funding for critical resilience programs like FEMA’s $1 billion Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities initiative was slashed.

“There’s going to be this adjustment period as people figure out where they’re going to get the information they need,” Kapnick noted, emphasizing that market and financial decisions depend on data sets many assumed would always be there.

A $3.7 Trillion Gap, A Climate Opportunity

The ASCE estimates a $3.7 trillion spending gap over the next decade just to bring U.S. infrastructure up to a “state of good repair.” For Kapnick, this represents not only a colossal challenge but an opportunity: to reimagine how capital markets, insurance frameworks, and municipal investments integrate climate risk into infrastructure planning and funding.

Integrating climate risk isn’t simply about avoiding losses—it’s about unlocking more resilient, efficient, and forward-looking investments that protect public health, safety, and welfare.

The Path Forward

Kapnick’s vision is clear: finance, science, and engineering must align to future-proof infrastructure, ensuring the systems Americans rely on are ready for the realities of climate change.

As she told her clients and policymakers: “Climate and science is something that we take very, very seriously, working with the science, connecting it with the engineering to protect the public health, safety and welfare.”

Bridging the gap between climate science and financial decision-making is no longer optional; it is the cornerstone of protecting communities, investors, and the broader economy from the climate realities that are already here.

 

* Our climate model employs chaos theory — incorporating complex social-ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system to comprehensively consider human impacts and projects a potential global average temperature increase of 9℃ above pre-industrial levels.

Edge of Chaos: Chaos Theory Basics Brouse (2025)

bookmark_borderTrump’s Attacks on the Fed Are Fueling the Collapse of U.S. Exceptionalism

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President Trump posted a handwritten note to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Truth Social, demanding that the Fed lower interest rates, marking yet another unprecedented attempt to pressure the central bank. Trump also lashed out, claiming Powell and the rest of the Federal Reserve Board “should be ashamed of themselves” for not cutting rates, adding:

“They have one of the easiest, yet most prestigious, jobs in America, and they have FAILED — And continue to do so.”

Attached to the post was an image showing interest rates set by other central banks worldwide, which Trump had scribbled on with a Sharpie, delivering a blunt message to Powell:

“Jerome – You are, as usual, ‘too late.’ You have cost the USA A fortune – and continue to do so – you should lower the rate – by a lot!”

It is critical to note that the last time the Fed cut rates, long-term rates actually rose, signaling that the markets viewed the cut as inflationary rather than stabilizing. When Trump took office again and launched unsustainable fiscal policies, anti-immigration measures, and a war on global trade, long-term rates spiked further in one of the largest alarm signals in modern economic history.

Now, Trump’s repeated attacks on the Fed’s independence are striking at the heart of U.S. exceptionalism. For the past 75 years, the independence of the Federal Reserve has been a cornerstone of global confidence in the dollar and the U.S. economy. Undermining this independence erodes trust among domestic and international investors, forcing higher borrowing costs, weakening the dollar, and increasing economic fragility across sectors.

Trump’s calls to “lower rates by a lot” without acknowledging the complex balance between inflation management, financial stability, and market confidence reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of monetary policy and its relationship with the real economy. Markets—not presidents—ultimately determine real interest rates, and when fiscal recklessness collides with politically driven monetary policy, it creates a recipe for stagflation, capital flight, and systemic instability.

These attacks on the Fed are not simply political drama; they represent a dangerous break from the norms that have safeguarded American prosperity and global economic leadership. If Trump’s pressure campaign succeeds in compromising the Fed’s independence, it will accelerate the decline of U.S. exceptionalism, replacing stability with volatility and resilience with fragility, precisely when the world can least afford it.

Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US

bookmark_borderThe Dollar’s Steep Decline and the End of U.S. Exceptionalism

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by Daniel Brouse
June 30, 2025

In the first half of this year, the dollar has performed worse than at any time in the last 40 years, a stark indicator that the pillars of U.S. exceptionalism are beginning to crack under the weight of unsustainable fiscal policies and structural mismanagement. The decline is not merely a cyclical adjustment; it reflects deepening concerns about ballooning deficits, reckless fiscal expansion, and the erosion of institutional independence within the U.S. economic system.

Current fiscal policies have accelerated debt accumulation at an unprecedented pace, with trillions added to the national debt even during periods of supposed economic strength. Instead of using periods of growth to reduce debt and prepare for future challenges, policymakers have continued unsustainable spending without clear plans for revenue, undermining confidence in the long-term value of the dollar. Simultaneously, anti-economic measures such as aggressive tariffs and restrictive immigration policies have dampened productivity and innovation while driving up costs across industries.

Compounding these issues are moves that threaten the independence of the Federal Reserve and weaken critical financial institutions like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Discussions around removing government backing from these agencies while introducing volatile assets like crypto into mortgage standards risk destabilizing the housing market, historically one of the core pillars of American middle-class stability. Meanwhile, political threats against the Fed undermine global confidence, as the central bank’s independence has been a cornerstone of U.S. economic credibility for nearly a century.

The weakening of the dollar signals to the world that the U.S. may no longer be a safe haven for investment and stability, marking a potential end to the era of U.S. exceptionalism that has defined the global economic order for the past 75 years. As foreign nations diversify away from the dollar and withdraw gold reserves from U.S. custody, confidence in America’s financial leadership erodes further, leading to higher borrowing costs, weakened purchasing power, and increasing economic fragility.

When the White House representative on trade was questioned about this dangerous sign, he declined to comment, underscoring the administration’s unwillingness—or inability—to address the economic signals flashing red. This silence in the face of mounting evidence only deepens concerns that current leadership is unprepared to navigate the structural shifts threatening America’s economic future.

If these fiscal and institutional failures continue, the dollar’s decline will not be a temporary setback but a signal of a systemic shift in global power and economic stability. This moment demands a sober reevaluation of policy priorities, institutional integrity, and structural reforms to preserve what remains of U.S. economic resilience before these cracks become irreversible fractures.

Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US

bookmark_borderCracks in the Housing Market Are Widening

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by Daniel Brouse
June 30, 2025

The real estate market is showing growing signs of stress under current fiscal policies and anti-economic conditions. New home sales have declined sharply, reflecting affordability issues driven by high interest rates, stagnant wages, and eroding consumer confidence. At the same time, mortgage delinquencies are rising at a concerning pace, signaling increasing strain on household budgets. Of particular concern is the spike in mortgage late payments over 90 days among “prime” borrowers—those with the best past credit ratings and stable income histories. This suggests that financial stress is not limited to riskier borrowers but is spreading into the core of the housing market, a potential early warning of deeper cracks ahead.

Adding to this uncertainty are the administration’s recent efforts to undermine Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including the introduction of dubious assets like crypto into borrowing standards and discussions about removing the government backing from these agencies. These institutions have long played a stabilizing role in the U.S. housing market by providing liquidity and confidence, and weakening their foundations could amplify volatility and risk in mortgage markets.

In addition, efforts to undermine the Federal Reserve’s independence may result in a collapse of the real estate market if markets lose confidence in the Fed’s ability to manage inflation and interest rates effectively. The Fed’s independence has historically been a cornerstone of U.S. economic stability, and any moves to politicize or delegitimize its actions could lead to rapid spikes in borrowing costs, capital flight, and a sharp contraction in housing demand.

If these trends continue, they could contribute to broader economic instability while undermining what has historically been one of the most reliable pillars of middle-class wealth in the United States. Now more than ever, it is critical to monitor these signals carefully to understand how rapidly policy missteps and systemic risks are converging on the real estate sector.

Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US

bookmark_borderClimate Crisis Casts Shadow Over FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S., Raising Alarms for 2026

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by Daniel Brouse
June 30, 2025

The FIFA Club World Cup group stage, currently underway in the United States as a test run for next year’s World Cup, has drawn global attention to the escalating climate crisis on U.S. soil. Severe weather has already disrupted the tournament, with six matches postponed due to climate-related extreme events including supercells, violent rainfall, and record-breaking heat.

Even when matches proceed, safety concerns are mounting. In San Francisco, extreme heat during match days led to widespread heat stress among fans, many of whom were not permitted to bring water into the stadium, while water inside was expensive and not readily accessible. Medical teams reported a spike in heat-related illnesses, with some fans requiring hospitalization.

The disruptions are more than logistical hiccups; they are symptoms of a worsening climate emergency impacting public safety, infrastructure, and event viability. The United States is experiencing increasing heatwaves, more intense storms, and rainfall extremes fueled by the accelerating climate crisis. These events not only threaten the safety of players and fans but also challenge the planning and insurance structures behind global sporting events.

Critics are now calling on FIFA to consider moving the 2026 World Cup out of the peak summer months, similar to the decision made for the Qatar World Cup, where matches were shifted to cooler months to protect players and fans from extreme heat. Some are even questioning whether the United States is a viable host for the World Cup at all, drawing uncomfortable comparisons between the U.S. climate and the heat challenges faced in desert states and sub-Saharan regions.

FIFA is reportedly reassessing heat protocols, infrastructure resilience, and even venue suitability ahead of the 2026 World Cup. There is growing concern within FIFA leadership that the U.S. may not be prepared to ensure fan and player safety in the face of intensifying climate impacts.

The situation highlights the intersection between global sports and the climate crisis, demonstrating that no sector is immune to the cascading disruptions of climate change. For FIFA, players, and millions of fans around the world, the question is no longer whether climate change will affect global tournaments, but how soon and how severely—and whether host nations can adapt in time to protect the safety and dignity of the sport.

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderTrump’s Tariffs, Debt, and the Collapse of Capitalism: An Ironic Path to Slowing Climate Change

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by Daniel Brouse
June 29, 2025

Regarding Trump’s tariffs, while he did negotiate a few deals, the reality is that the tariffs themselves raised prices for many goods before any deals were even on the table, hitting consumers immediately. Ironically, the Trump tariffs represent the largest tax increase in U.S. history, even as Trump claims his “Big Beautiful Bill” is the largest tax cut ever—when in fact, it is largely the extension of preexisting tax cuts with marginal additional cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy.

It’s also a fact that U.S. debt and deficits ballooned under his first term, contributing to the economic pressures we’re all feeling now. The Fed’s balance sheet was set to start unwinding until COVID hit, after which, under Trump, it exploded by several trillions to its highest level in history, flooding the system with liquidity while interest rates were kept near zero. During Trump’s first term, about $7.8 trillion was added to the national debt, followed by another $6.7 trillion under Biden. Now, Trump’s current term is projected to add another $7–10 trillion, driven by deficits, tax cuts without offsets, and rising interest costs on the expanding debt.

Immigration, Labor, and the Collapse of Capitalism

Trump’s anti-immigration policies have further accelerated the decline in U.S. prosperity and the collapse of capitalism by choking off the labor supply essential for a healthy economy. By restricting both legal and undocumented immigration, the U.S. has faced labor shortages across critical sectors—from agriculture and food processing to healthcare, construction, and high-tech industries—driving up business costs and worsening inflation. Capitalism depends on a growing labor force to sustain consumption, production, and economic expansion. In fact, immigration has accounted for 80% of U.S. GDP growth over the last five years and is the only hope for sustaining Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare as the U.S. population rapidly ages. By cutting off the inflow of workers while simultaneously promoting tax cuts and deficit spending, Trump’s policies have created a situation where there are not enough workers to support the economy’s needs, weakening productivity while forcing companies to either raise prices or move operations abroad. This labor squeeze, paired with rising costs and collapsing demand, accelerates the breakdown of the consumer-driven system that capitalism requires to survive.

The Broken Math, Explained

As I detailed in The Broken Math of Today’s Economy: A Simplified Look, these policies are having unintended and compounding consequences:

Instead of bringing manufacturing and jobs back to the U.S., Trump’s white nationalism, trade wars and tariffs have effectively put America’s best companies on sale to foreign buyers. Now, companies like Nvidia, Google, Amazon, and even defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Palantir are being snapped up at a discount by China and others, thanks to a weakening dollar and policy-induced instability.

Inflation and interest rates are directly tied to these policies. As shown in my 2018 paper, The Economic Monsters: Inflation and Interest Rates, I forecasted that Trump’s fiscal and trade policies would ignite inflation while destabilizing interest rates. Those predictions came true, and my follow-up papers published during Biden’s administration show how continuing these policies has kept the inflationary fires burning.

Climate destruction is another area where Trump’s policies have made the situation worse, as I discussed in Trump’s Climate Destruction. Ironically, the collapse of capitalism driven by these policies may end up reducing emissions in the long run by choking off the relentless consumerism that drives climate change.

This Is Not a Team Sport

Something some seem to be missing is that I’m a Republican. I thought Biden’s economic policies were terrible, and Kamala’s were even worse. But it is Trump’s policies that are driving the collapse of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency while pushing capitalism toward collapse.

Ironically, that’s what actually gives me hope. Trump is tanking the U.S. economy so quickly that the resulting collapse of consumerism may slow global warming and save us from ourselves. Go, Trump, go!

If we want to fix the country, we need to stop treating economic policy like a team sport and start focusing on what policies, spending, and decisions are actually doing to real people’s lives, regardless of who is in office.

I don’t rely on wishful thinking or party loyalty—I rely on math, data, and facts, and I encourage you to verify the numbers yourself. If we’re being fair, this crisis didn’t start with Trump or Biden; it began under the Bush administration with the launch of quantitative easing and the “printing of money” that has continued under every administration since, turning into an addiction that has now come due.

Trump’s tariffs and economic policies, paired with bipartisan fiscal irresponsibility, are driving inflation, destabilizing interest rates, collapsing the dollar’s global position, and ironically putting the U.S. economy on a crash course that may be the only thing fast enough to slow climate change.

The question we need to ask is simple: Are we ready to face these realities and demand policies that prioritize sustainability and stability over short-term political wins, or will we continue riding this collapse, hoping it saves us from ourselves?

Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderThe Converging Collapse: AMOC, Jet Streams, and Deadly Wet-Bulb Temperatures

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by Daniel Brouse
June 28, 2025

Climate Change Is System Collapse, Not Just Warming

The narrative of “climate change as gradual warming” is dangerously outdated. We are witnessing the destabilization of the Earth’s core regulatory systems, driving abrupt, non-linear climate acceleration:

1. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is weakening at 1–3 Sv per century, disrupting global heat transport, altering weather patterns, and expanding the North Atlantic Warming Hole (NAWH).

2. Jet streams are slowing and becoming wavier due to Arctic amplification, leading to persistent, severe weather events.

3. Wet-bulb temperatures are increasing, pushing regions toward thresholds where human survival without artificial cooling is impossible.

How the Jet Stream Fits In

As our Jet Stream and Atmospheric Rivers analysis details, Arctic amplification reduces the polar-equator temperature gradient, weakening the jet stream. This:

  • Stalls weather systems, creating prolonged heatwaves, floods, and droughts.

  • Fuels atmospheric rivers, which repeatedly drench the same regions, overwhelming infrastructure and agriculture, as well as increase the frequency of violent rain events.

  • Drives heat domes, as seen in the Pacific Northwest and Southern Europe, turning “rare” extremes into annual events.

The weakening AMOC amplifies these effects by:

  • Altering North Atlantic sea surface temperatures and pressure systems.

  • Influencing storm tracks, Nor’easter behavior, and hurricane paths.

  • Further destabilizing the jet stream, creating a feedback loop between ocean and atmospheric breakdown.

The Wet-Bulb Threat: A Direct Human Health Crisis

As our Wet-Bulb Temperature research explains:

  • For every 1°C (1.8°F) of warming, the air holds ~7% more moisture, increasing humidity.

  • Wet-bulb temperature—when heat and humidity combine to prevent effective sweating—crossing 35°C (95°F) becomes lethal within hours to humans without artificial cooling.

  • Cities like Miami are already regularly crossing dangerous thresholds, while India, the Persian Gulf, and parts of the U.S. South surpass these limits with increasing frequency.

Because water vapor is itself a potent greenhouse gas, this creates another feedback loop, trapping more heat and further accelerating warming.

Doubling Periods: Exponential Acceleration

Our findings on the shrinking climate doubling period (from 100 years to as little as 2–5 years) are critical:

  • Heatwaves are now 5x more likely, projected to become 10x within 5 years and 20x within a decade.

  • This acceleration is driven by non-linear system collapses in the AMOC, jet streams, and hydrological cycles, which traditional models underestimate.

  • These shifts are not just theoretical; they are being measured now.

Why This Matters

The convergence of:

  • A weakening AMOC

  • A wavering jet stream

  • Rising lethal wet-bulb temperatures

  • Exponential climate acceleration

is driving:

  • Mass migration (climate refugees fleeing heat, floods, and drought)

  • Food and water insecurity (crops failing under heat stress, floods destroying infrastructure, aquifers depleted)

  • Economic instability (insurance collapse, supply chain disruptions, rising disaster recovery costs)

  • Health crises (heatstroke, waterborne diseases, mosquito-borne diseases expanding range)

The public, media, and policymakers consistently underestimate these compounding risks, assuming linear changes in a non-linear system.

What We Must Do

  • Rapidly decarbonize, particularly by taxing fossil fuels at 100%+ rates rather than productivity or income, aligning incentives with planetary survival.

  • A managed retreat from non-climate-resilient infrastructure, especially for cooling, flood defenses, and water conservation.

  • Monitor AMOC, jet stream, and wet-bulb thresholds closely for early warnings of catastrophic shifts.

  • Communicate clearly that these systems are interconnected, and collapse in one accelerates collapse in others. Most importantly, multiple tipping points have already been crossed, making systemic collapse no longer a distant threat but an inevitable trajectory we are now on.

Final Thought

The AMOC, jet stream, and wet-bulb crises are not distant warnings; they are active drivers of today’s accelerating climate collapse. Understanding their interplay is essential for any serious discussion on climate, economics, or human survival.

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment