Tipping points

A cloudy landscape viewed from above. The scene includes a low-lying layer of dark clouds or fog, with sunlight filtering through, creating a golden reflection on the surface below. The overall atmosphere is soft and ethereal, with diffused light and contrasting shadows across the horizon.

This week we covered tipping points, critical thresholds in the Earth’s climate system. Crossing a tipping point can trigger self-reinforcing, cascading shifts in the behaviour of Earth’s systems that can be irreversible. Learning more about tipping points at the University of Exeter with Tim Lenton feels like going to the source. The University of Exeter …

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