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Quick course correction needed to avoid 'hothouse Earth' scenario, scientists say
Scientists identify 16 tipping points risking irreversible warming with 10 increasing global temperatures, urging urgent action to prevent self-reinforcing climate feedback loops.
- On Wednesday, an international team led by William Ripple warned that Earth's climate is departing from the stable conditions supporting human civilization, according to the journal One Earth.
- Crossing critical thresholds could prompt self-reinforcing feedbacks and tipping dynamics, with sixteen major tipping elements identified, 10 of which could add to global temperature if triggered.
- Tipping may already be occurring in Greenland and West Antarctica, with permafrost, mountain glaciers and the Amazon rainforest appearing on the verge.
- The Trump administration's Thursday action revoked the EPA endangerment finding, drawing Erin Doran of Food & Water Watch's condemnation: 'In case there was any remaining doubt, the truth is very clear: Trump cares nothing for the health and well-being of our communities or our climate.'
- After a year of record heat, scientists warn urgency is greater than ever, noting global temperatures have recently breached the 1.5°C limit for 12 consecutive months and policymakers and the public remain largely unaware of the risks.
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Quick course correction needed to avoid 'hothouse Earth' scenario, scientists say
Scientists say that multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet in increased danger of following a "hothouse" path driven by feedback loops that can amplify the consequences of global warming.
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Course correction needed quickly to avoid pathway to ‘hothouse Earth’ scenario, scientists say
Scientists say multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet at increased risk of a “hothouse” trajectory driven by feedback loops that can amplify the consequences of global warming.
Course correction needed quickly to avoid pathway to 'hothouse Earth' scenario, scientists say
Corvallis OR (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 Scientists say multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet in increased danger of following a "hothouse" path driven by feedback loops that can amplify the consequences of global warming. Published in the journal One Earth, "The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory" is an analysis by an international collaboration led by Ore
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