Environment

Does Talking About Climate ‘Tipping Points’ Inspire Action, or Defeat?

Kate Yoder / Grist Dec 11, 2024 The phrase grabs people's attention, but some scientists argue it does more harm than good. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Planet Reaches a Dangerous Tipping Point

Peter Kuper Aug 29, 2024 Dig deeper

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Is This Our Play?

Peter Kuper Apr 15, 2024 Dig deeper

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Reaching The Climate Tipping Point?

Peter Kuper Apr 4, 2024 Dig deeper

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Climate Change Inaction

Peter Kuper Mar 30, 2023 Dig deeper

Grief Over Climate Hits More of Us Each Day

Dahr Jamail / TomDispatch Dec 9, 2019 It's no secret that many scientists are mourning for the planet’s future, with some calling their symptoms a climate-change version of PTSD. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Global Idiocy

Steve Sack Sep 23, 2019 Dig deeper

We’re Inching Closer to Earth’s Deadliest Tipping Points

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 23, 2019 Passing the Paris Agreement target of 1.5°C (35 °F) spells disaster, with more extremes of global heat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arctic Tipping Points Put Earth at Risk

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Dec 1, 2016 A warming climate is exposing the Arctic to the possibility of radical changes that could endanger the rest of the planet, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scientists Paint a Grim Picture of Earth’s Condition

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 8, 2012 A group of scientists is warning that the Earth -- beset by environmental destruction, climate change and unbridled population growth -- is heading for a tipping point that, once passed, will unleash a catastrophic breakdown in the planet’s biosphere that will bode ill for all creatures -- including man -- that call it home. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )