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Approaching Global Tipping Point Involves Climate Change – Study

Posted on June 9, 2012 by

Earth could be nearing a real tipping point at which sweeping environmental changes would undermine human welfare, 22 prominent biologists and ecologists warned in a new study published in the journal Nature, reports Justin Gillis at the New York Times.  … Continue reading →

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Disastrous Climate Change Could Come Fast with Tipping Points

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Sudden climate jumps in recent prehistoric Earth history indicates that current climate change could create similar sudden unpredictable shifts by pushing beyond ecological tipping points, says Earth systems scientist Tim Lenton at the University of East Anglia, reports Fred Guteri … Continue reading →

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Global Warming Close to Irreversible – Scientific Conference

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in efforts to contain global warming, scientists warned at the “Planet Under Pressure” conference in London, reports Nina Chestney at  Reuters. Scientific … Continue reading →

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