The term tipping point provides a useful way of thinking about that theoretical juncture along any path when the possible becomes the inevitable. We often use the term in connection with climate ...
Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...
Meltwater runs across the Greenland ice sheet in rivers. The ice sheet is already losing mass and could soon reach a tipping point. Maria-José Viñas/NASA As the planet warms, it risks crossing ...
A key climate tipping point has been irreversibly breached for the first time, a new report has warned. With global warming on track to climb past 1.5°C (2.7°F), scientists say that warm-water coral ...
Scientists are increasingly blunt about what lies ahead: the climate is edging toward thresholds that, once crossed, will lock in damage for generations and accelerate the very warming that caused the ...
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The Amazon’s “tipping point” refers to the transition of the rainforest into a drier, savanna ecosystem. The rainforest’s ecological balance depends on the transport and recycling of moisture, but ...
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