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aerial view of fires in the Amazon rainforest

Amazon rainforest might reach irreversible tipping point as early as 2021

Relentless Amazon deforestation and gross mishandling of the region by Brazilian authorities and agricultural advocates...

smog fills a city at sunset

The 'tipping point' has arrived as temperatures rise in 70 US counties

The heat is on this summer as sweltering temperatures are felt throughout the U.S., all thanks to the “tipping...

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Scientists warn CO2 from warming soils could lead to uncontrollable temperature rise

There's a lot scientists don't know about how global warming could impact Earth's natural systems. Now, a 26-year-study...

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Tipping points accelerated climate change in the last Ice Age, new research shows

Could reaching environmental tipping points really impact the Earth's climate all that much? New research from...