Analysis: Coronavirus temporarily reduced China’s CO2 emissions by a quarter
As China emerges from one of the most serious epidemics of the century – even as much of the rest of the world remains in a coronavirus crisis... Read More
Guest post: How close is the West Antarctic ice sheet to a ‘tipping point’?
Between its east and west ice sheets and its peninsula, Antarctica holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by around 60m. The West Antarctic ... Read More
Guest post: Could climate change and deforestation spark Amazon ‘dieback’?
Last summer, the Amazon rainforest was in the news again for all the wrong reasons. Deforestation rates are on the rise under the leadership of Brazi... Read More
Guest post: The irreversible emissions of a permafrost ‘tipping point’
Across vast swaths of the northern hemisphere’s higher reaches, frozen ground holds billions of tonnes of carbon. As global temperatures r... Read More
Guest post: Could the Atlantic Overturning Circulation ‘shut down’?
Generally, we think of climate change as a gradual process: the more greenhouse gases that humans emit, the more the climate will change. But are the... Read More
Explainer: Nine ‘tipping points’ that could be triggered by climate change
The persistent march of a warming climate is seen across a multitude of continuous, incremental changes. CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Ocean heat con... Read More
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