Potential climate tipping points?
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Anthropogenic Climate Change »Anthropogenic Climate Change
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Responding to climate change? »Responding to climate change?
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Immediate action required »Immediate action required
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Climate impact will be much worse, sooner than most people think »Climate impact will be much worse, sooner than most people think
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The expected case foresees catastrophic consequences »The expected case foresees catastrophic consequences
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Catastrophic consequences foreseen when tipping points are crossed »Catastrophic consequences foreseen when tipping points are crossed
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Potential climate tipping points?
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Melting permafrost »Melting permafrost
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CO2 release from dying trees that aren't adapted to hotter climate »CO2 release from dying trees that aren't adapted to hotter climate
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Increasingly acidic oceans fail to absorb CO2 at sufficient rate »Increasingly acidic oceans fail to absorb CO2 at sufficient rate
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Methane release from warming Arctic ocean-bed methane clathrates »Methane release from warming Arctic ocean-bed methane clathrates
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Risk of a rapid catastrophic climate change »Risk of a rapid catastrophic climate change
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IGBP Climate Index »IGBP Climate Index
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