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"Other #RiskTippingPoints covered by the report were [the depletion of #aquifers;] the point when #water supplies from melting mountain #glaciers start to decline; when Earth’s orbit becomes so full of debris that one collision with a satellite sets off a chain reaction; when #heatwaves pass the point when natural sweating can cool the human body; and when losses of interdependent wildlife species snowball into the collapse of an #ecosystem."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/25/climate-crisis-threatens-tipping-point-of-uninsurable-homes-says-un
Earth close to ‘risk tipping points’ that will damage our ability to deal with climate crisis, warns UN

Analysis also warns of further tipping points on horizon such as drying up of groundwater vital for food supplies

The Guardian
Show threadCelloMom On CarsOct 25, 2023

" The report argues that there are a number of root causes pushing Earth toward perilous #RiskTippingPoints, including human-caused #GreenhouseGas #emissions, prioritizing profits over environmental protections, and colonialism."

It is seldom only one thing that makes us live in conditions that are brittle to disturbances, such that a relatively small event can tip the system into catastrophe, like when #ClimateChangeIsTheLastStraw .

https://www.commondreams.org/news/risk-tipping-points

Earth on Brink of Tipping Points That Could 'Destroy Very Systems Our Life Depends On': Report

"As we approach these tipping points, we will already begin to experience the impacts," warned the lead author of the new study. "Once, crossed it will be difficult to go back."

Common Dreams
CelloMom On CarsOct 25, 2023

" Distinct from "#climate #TippingPoints" signifying when major changes to the climate system become unstoppable, #RiskTippingPoints "are not always physical, and #ClimateChange is just one of the many drivers of risk," the report explains.

A risk tipping point is the moment at which a given socioecological system is no longer able to buffer risks and provide its expected functions, after which the risk of catastrophic impacts to these systems increases substantially."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/risk-tipping-points

Earth on Brink of Tipping Points That Could 'Destroy Very Systems Our Life Depends On': Report

"As we approach these tipping points, we will already begin to experience the impacts," warned the lead author of the new study. "Once, crossed it will be difficult to go back."

Common Dreams