Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points – paper explainer

A paper presenting an updated assessment of climate tipping points was published yesterday in the journal Science. Here, the paper’s … More

What does the new IPCC report say about climate tipping points and feedbacks?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of its sixth assessment report (AR6) in August. Much … More

Dieback: how deforestation and climate change could push the Amazon to a tipping point

The Amazon contains half of the Earth’s remaining rainforest, but is being degraded by deforestation and climate change. It’s possible … More

Fact-Check: is more than 1.5°C of global warming already locked in?

Claim: The lag between CO₂ emissions and warming means ~0.7°C of warming is yet to come, and aerosols are masking … More

Fact-Check: is an Arctic “Methane Bomb” about to go off?

This is the fourth post in a new climatetippingoints.info series fact-checking claims that various climate tipping points have been crossed, … More

Fact-Check: do tipping points commit us to rapid catastrophic warming?

This is the third post in a new climatetippingoints.info series fact-checking claims that various climate tipping points have been crossed, … More

Fact-Check: is “global dimming” shielding us from catastrophe?

Claim: Global dimming (due to cooling by aerosols, as opposed to warming from greenhouse gases) is masking a large amount … More

Fact-Check: will an ice-free Arctic trigger a climate catastrophe?

Claim: A summer ice-free Arctic (called by some the “Blue Ocean Event”) will happen within the next few years and … More

Climate Tipping Points Fact-Check series: Introduction

In the last year there has been a surge in interest in and news on climate change, inspired in part … More

Arctic Sea Ice and Positive Feedback Loops

~Have you heard that Arctic sea ice loss could cause a climate catastrophe? Check out our new Arctic sea ice … More