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Shifting Lines in the Sand: The Climate Tipping Point Controversy

Shifting Lines in the Sand: The Climate Tipping Point Controversy

How Science's Moving Targets Paint a Portrait of Urgency

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Dec 09, 2023
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The concept of tipping points in climate science refers to thresholds beyond which small perturbations can lead to significant and often irreversible changes in the state of a system. Tipping points are particularly significant because they represent non-linear responses within the climate system, meaning the effects are not proportional to the changes …

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