Earth Nears Irreversible Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Warn
TL;DR
Scientists warn Earth is approaching multiple tipping points in climate systems—including the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets, boreal permafrost, and the Amazon—raising the risk of a ‘hothouse Earth’ with about 9°F of warming; current climate commitments are insufficient, and entrenched power structures complicate a just, effective transition.
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