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4 catastrophic climate tipping points we should be worried about

Pavillion Gardens park in Buxton, northern England. The collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could make weather in the UK and Europe more extreme. (Getty Images) Scientists have ...
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What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism

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 ...
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Tipping points ahead: Which climate systems are closest to collapse?

The planet has already reached its first climate tipping point with widespread coral reef die-off marking a grim milestone, according to over 160 scientists working on the Global Tipping Points Report ...
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New Report Finds One of Earth’s Most Precious Ecosystems Has Already Crossed a Scary Climate Tipping Point

The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report finds that the world’s warm-water coral reefs have become the first Earth system to cross its thermal tipping point, putting them at dire risk. Reading time 4 ...
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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 ...