US EditionExperts warn of “cascading” climate tipping points that will kill the climate without immediate global action
GLOBAL, JUL 7 – Nearly 200 experts warned global warming may exceed 1.5°C soon, risking irreversible shifts in Earth systems and cascading climate disasters without immediate emission cuts.
- Last week, experts gathered at a major climate event warned that interconnected tipping points pose severe risks to ecosystems and human societies across the globe.
- This warning followed new research showing that the 2015 Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming limit may already be insufficient to prevent catastrophic impacts.
- Europe has experienced record-breaking heatwaves and droughts since 2022, which have severely reduced crop yields of maize, soybeans, and olives.
- Mike Barrett of WWF warned that if action is postponed until the effects of climate change become apparent, it will be too late to respond effectively, highlighting the need for immediate efforts.
- Without immediate global action to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and restore nature, tipping points will trigger irreversible ecosystem collapse and societal disruption.
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One of the most notable extinction events in Earth’s history has provided us with a new discovery. Recently discovered fossils from the time period known as the “Great Dying” have revealed that the climate tipping point had likely already been crossed before the event began. The Great Dying, which is scientifically known as the Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction, took place roughly 252 million years ago. This event led to the extinction of most ma…
Experts warn of “cascading” climate tipping points that will kill the climate without immediate global action
World leaders must act with “immediate, unprecedented” urgency to prevent cascading climate tipping points that could have catastrophic consequences for billions of people, according to the Global Tipping Points Conferenrence delegates.
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