Tag: tipping point

‘A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit

‘A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limitPublished: February 6, 2024

Global temperatures have already exceeded 1.5°C warming and may pass 2°C later this decade, according to a world-first study I led. The worrying findings, based on temperature records contained in sea sponge skeletons, suggest global climate change has progressed much further than previously thought.

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New Study Warns Swaths of Amazon Have Already Passed Key ‘Tipping Point’

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“The tipping point is not a future scenario but rather a stage already present in some areas of the region,” note researchers.

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Bob Ellis: Abbott’s tipping point

Bob Ellis: Abbott’s tipping point.