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Climate Dominoes
Earth’s systems are showing significant signs of tipping into irreversible change.
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Disaster Alley
Climate change has become a major catalyst for global conflict, social unrest, and humanitarian breakdown.
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Analysis
Antarctic Tipping Points
How Antarctica could contribute several metres of sea-level rise—far sooner than previously thought.
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Climate Code Red
This urgent call for immediate climate action reshaped global approaches and framed climate change as an emergency.
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FUNAFUTI, TUVALU - NOVEMBER 28: Suega Apelu stands in the lagoon on November 28, 2019 in Funafuti, Tuvalu. The low-lying South Pacific island nation of about 11,000 people has been classified as ‘extremely vulnerable’ to climate change by the United Nations Development Programme. The world’s fourth-smallest country is struggling to cope with climate change related impacts including five millimeter per year sea level rise (above the global average), tidal and wave driven flooding, storm surges, rising temperatures, saltwater intrusion and coastal erosion on its nine coral atolls and islands, the highest of which rises about 15 feet above sea level. In addition, the severity of cyclones and droughts in the Pacific Island region are forecast to increase due to global warming. Some scientists have predicted that Tuvalu could become inundated and uninhabitable in 50 to 100 years or less if sea level rise continues. The country is working toward a goal of 100 percent renewable power generation by 2025 in an effort to curb pollution and set an example for larger nations. Tuvalu is also exploring a plan to build an artificial island. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Ignoring Tipping-Point Risks
Assessment understates catastrophic sea-level risks, leaving communities exposed and unprepared.
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CENTRAL COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 27: Homes along Ocean View Drive in Wamberal come under new threat from large waves driven by an East Coast low on July 27, 2020 in Central Coast, Australia. Beachfront homes along the NSW Central Coast are at risk of collapse due to beach erosion after huge swells hit the state's beaches in recent weeks. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
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60-Metre Sea Rise Predicted
Current CO2 levels could cause a 60-meter sea-level rise, with devastating impacts and urgent climate action needed.
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Popular BUNDABERG, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: A man comforts his daughter on their roof as they inspect damage to their neighbourhood as parts of southern Queensland experiences record flooding in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Oswald on January 29, 2013 in Bundaberg, Australia.Four deaths have been confirmed and thousands have been evacuated in Bundaberg as the city faces it's worst flood disaster in history. Rescue and evacuation missions continue today as emergency services prepare to move patients from Bundaberg Hospital to Brisbane amid fears the hospital could lose power. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
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Stranded by a Warming World
The Paris target is unsafe as major climate tipping points accelerate, demanding urgent global action.
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