Phys.org

Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans—why there's still room for optimism

As the planet warms, it risks crossing catastrophic tipping points: thresholds where Earth systems, such as ice sheets and rainforests, change irreversibly over human lifetimes. Worse, these systems ...
Science Daily

Delay and pay: Climate tipping point costs quadruple after waiting

The cost of reversing the effects of climate change -- restoring melted polar sea ice, for example -- quickly climbs nearly fourfold soon after a tipping point is crossed, according to new work. Much ...
Science Daily

Earth has hit its first climate tipping point, scientists warn

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ...
Phys.org

Climate tipping points are close: Scientists urge radical action before it's too late

New research has found that the world has reached the first of many Earth system tipping points. These will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action. A tipping point is a moment in ...
Mongabay

Earth on ‘devastating trajectory’ to global tipping points. But there’s hope.

A new report on global tipping points warns of imminent serious disruptions in major Earth systems if global temperatures continue rising due to human-induced climate change. It suggests that current ...
Houston Chronicle

What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexandra A Phillips, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) As ...