Reposted by ecopolitain
An interesting new study has examined 20,736 scientific publications about climate tipping points. Several of those are estimated to be crossed around 1.5 degrees warming, i.e. any time soon: permafrost thaw, Greenland Ice Sheet, North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre.
theconversation.com/some-climate...
theconversation.com
Some climate tipping points are being studied far more than others – new research
Scientists aren’t focusing on the systems that may be closest to tipping.