The climate crisis has driven the world to the brink of multiple “disastrous” tipping points, according to a major study. It shows five dangerous tipping points may already have been passed due to the 1.1C of global heating caused by humanity to date.
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“Delay Means Death” — CNN
The Oceans We Know Won’t Survive Climate Change — The Atlantic
Climate change is more extensive and worse than once thought — Miami Herald
How Extreme Weather is Shrinking the Planet — The New Yorker
What’s New in the Latest U.S. Climate Assessment — New York Times
‘Like a Terror Movie’: How Climate Change Will Cause More Simultaneous Disasters — New York Times
‘We have a duty to act’: hundreds ready to go to jail over climate crisis — The Guardian
Climate change is making storms worse. The media needs to report that. — News & Observer
Op-Ed by Jason West – With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Carolinas, our attention is focused where it needs to be — evacuating the coast, stocking our shelves, and making plans to keep our families safe. But while we do those things, we should be aware that this storm, like others, is partially of our creating.
A ‘Hothouse’ Future for Humanity: Scientists Behind Terrifying Climate Analysis Hope They Are Wrong — Common Dreams
Warning of a possible domino effect as multiple climate feedback loops are triggered within a dynamic cascade of rising temperatures and warming oceans, scientists behind a frightening new study say that for the sake of humanity’s future they hope scenarios explored in their new models do not come to pass.