2023-10-25 11:34:27
The concept of a climatic tipping point is now regularly used by scientists: the collapse of the Greenland ice cap, or the Amazon rainforest, are examples. This new report proposes to create a new category, called “risk tipping points“, focusing on the interaction between nature and systems built by humans. For example: the water supply system, food… “By damaging nature and biodiversity, by polluting both Earth and space, we are dangerously heading towards multiple tipping points of risks, which could destroy the systems on which our lives depend“, said Zita Sebesvari, lead author of the report. The analysis alerts to certain threats already often described, such as the melting of glaciers endangering the water supply, or the disappearance of animal species playing a key role for their ecosystem. But it also highlights certain risks less often cited in the context of climate discussions.
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