What We Know and Don’t Know About Climate Tipping Elements
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DOI: 10.1029/2023eo235009
Abstract: As climate change continues, parts of the Earth system such as ice sheets, frozen soils, or the Amazon rainforest could shift—some quickly, some slowly—after crossing key thresholds or tipping points. read more here.
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Reply to Keen et al.: Dietz et al. modeling of climate tipping points is informative even if estimates are a probable lower bound
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2201191119
Abstract: Keen et al. (1) argue the conclusions and procedures in ref. 2 do not make sense, seemingly taking it as given that the economic impacts of climate tipping points will be larger than our estimates.… read more here.
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Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abn7950
Abstract: Climate tipping points occur when change in a part of the climate system becomes self-perpetuating beyond a warming threshold, leading to substantial Earth system impacts. Synthesizing paleoclimate, observational, and model-based studies, we provide a revised… read more here.
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