Disastrous Climate Tipping Points Could Be Reversed – If We Act Fast, Scientists Warn – ScienceAlert

Global warming thresholds that could tip massive ice sheets into irreversible melting or see the Amazon rainforest shrivel into savannah have “grace periods”, giving humanity more time to draw down planet-warming carbon emissions, researchers have calculated.
More than a dozen tipping points triggered mainly by rising temperatures could unleash catastrophic changes in Earth’s climate system.
As the Paris Agreement goal of a 1.5 degree Celsius cap above pre-industrial levels slips out of reach, this…

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