Climate chaos, as envisioned by Bayo Akomolafe, represents not merely the disarray in weather patterns but the unsettling unraveling of the narratives we’ve held dear about control, progress, and separation from nature. It is the profound disorientation that arises as the intricate web of life reacts to centuries of exploitation and disregard, challenging our linear models of order and prompting us to rethink the boundaries between human and non-human, self and other. Climate chaos invites us into an intimate dance with uncertainty and mystery, beckoning us to listen deeply, relinquish our hubristic grip on predictability, and embrace the profound interconnectedness of all beings. This term becomes a call to acknowledge that answers lie not in domination but in collaboration, humility, and the recognition of our place within the undulating rhythms of the Earth.

See also: climate change, climate justice, climate collapse, intergenerational trauma, middle passage