Natural History Wanderings

University of Exeter reported

*Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point
*With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points
*These include melting ice sheets, Amazon rainforest dieback and collapse of vital ocean currents
*Tipping points pose a new type of threat that current international structures and agreements are not designed to counter
*Key to averting catastrophe is to act urgently, by supporting societal transformation and triggering ‘positive tipping points’ such as the self-propelling rollout of green technologies

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