The evidence is mounting that vast changes are not only possible, but increasingly likely as the Earth warms. But how close ...

David Armstrong McKay is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Sussex and the lead author of a 2022 paper that ...

Improving our understanding of sudden climate shifts is welcome. But framing this as creating an "early-warning system" is ...

A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will plan a workshop to bring together experts to consider tipping points, cascading impacts, and interacting ...

Understanding and addressing these tipping points is crucial to preventing irreversible and catastrophic impacts on Earth's climate system. What do you think about this topic? Share your thoughts ...

Greenland's ice sheet has been losing a staggering amount of ice at an accelerating rate. A tipping point could come by the ...

Scientists found that volcanic eruptions triggered short-lived oxygen spikes before Earth's air became breathable.

The tipping points would take effect on timescales varying from a few years to centuries.’ Recently, scientists have focussed on establishing an early warning system for two tipping points.

Second-hand electric cars may be close to a “tipping point” where they become more popular than equivalent petrol and diesel cars in the UK, new research shows.