This is a really important point from Andreas Kääb : #TippingPoints is partly a question of definitions - and different definitions are used even within the scientific community.
The #IceSheets are likely tipping elements, but we're really not sure about all of them!!

High impact, high uncertainty is not a good combination..

#PHORS #PHORS2024

Somewhat ironically, or perhaps appropriately, the #PHORS2024 meeting is taking place in one of the few blue (colder than average) spots in the northern hemisphere as the @polarportal #weather data shows

And here we go again...

@osi_saf #SeaIce charts for both #Arctic + #Antarctic not looking particularly healthy...

https://osisaf-hl.met.no/v2p2-sea-ice-index

#ClimateDIary #PHORS2024 #Cryosphere

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