Research suggests we are on the brink of crossing several ecological "tipping points" that could derail ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest and permafrost-covered tundras. But just as humans can ...

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The world has reached a pivotal moment as threats from Earth system tipping points – and progress towards positive tipping points – accelerate, a new report shows. The Global Tipping Points Report – ...

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. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

Regardless of the threat of tipping points, climate change is already causing demonstrable and obvious harm around the world, said Robert Kopp, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Guardian. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Humanity is moving dangerously close to irreversible tipping points that ...

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David Armstrong McKay: The definition that we’ve been using is when change in a system becomes self-sustaining once the system has been pushed beyond a particular threshold, and that triggers a kind ...

A new report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems are not addressed. The Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023 warns of six risk tipping ...