Tipping a real risk (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science

Tipping a real risk

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Professor Michael Ghil: "These results indicate that climate tipping is an imminent risk in the Earth System. Even the safe operating space of 1.5 or 2.0 degrees above present generally assumed by the IPCC might not be all that safe."

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Philippe Bruère

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