Climate Tipping Points (CTPs)
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- Indicators within the broader climate system, CTPs, when surpassed, trigger self-sustaining warming, leading to cascading effects.
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Global Heating Impact
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- Human-induced global heating by 1.1 degrees Celsius may have already crossed five critical tipping points, including the potential collapse of the Greenland ice cap, disruption of the North Atlantic current crucial for rainfall, and permafrost thawing rich in carbon.
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15 Degrees Celsius Threshold
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- At 15 degrees Celsius, five possible tipping points emerge, affecting northern forests, mountain glaciers, tropical coral reefs, and the West African monsoon.
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2°C Temperature Rise
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- Nine global tipping points, such as the collapse of ice sheets in Greenland, West Antarctic, East Antarctic, and the potential disruption of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), are identified when temperatures rise beyond 2°C. Risks also include Amazon dieback, permafrost collapse, and Arctic winter sea ice loss.
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Ongoing Research
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- Current research explores potential tipping points like ocean oxygen loss and significant changes in the Indian summer monsoon.
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