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Potential climate tipping points?

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Potential climate tipping points?
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Melting permafrost
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Crossing tipping points could have catastrophic consequences
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Evidence suggests Earth's climate may be close to major tipping points
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Risk that a tipping point will be crossed before it is identified
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