Teetering on a tipping point: dangerous climate change in the Arctic
We are seeing the first signs of dangerous climate change in the Arctic. This is our warning that humanity is facing a dire future. [From Carlos Duarte, http://theconversation.edu.au]
The Arctic region is fast approaching a series of “tipping points” that could trigger an abrupt domino effect of large-scale climate change across the entire planet. The region contains arguably the greatest concentration of potential tipping elements.
If set in motion, these can generate profound alterations which will place the Arctic not at the periphery, but at the core of the Earth system. There is evidence that these chain reactions have begun. This has major consequences not just for “nature”, but for the future of humankind as the changes progress.
Research shows that the Arctic is now warming at three times the global average.
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