Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change is an updated look at the issue of abrupt climate change and its potential impacts. This study differs from previous treatments of abrupt changes by focusing on abrupt ...

Researchers find that shifts in Earth’s orbit can trigger abrupt climate changes, even in warm periods without ice sheets.

Climate can change fast, even when the planet looks stable. Earth has flipped into new patterns within decades in the past.

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations," scientists warned ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm about sudden and dramatic changes unfolding across Antarctica. The icy continent, once thought to respond only slowly to climate shifts, is showing signs of rapid ...

For how long can the Earth support complex life before entering an irreversible zone from an environmental perspective?

Coral Reefs Have Already Crossed the Line The planet has already reached its first climate tipping point with widespread coral reef die-off marking a grim milestone, according to over 160 scientists ...

Antarctica is at risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible changes to the continent’s ice, ocean and ecosystems that could have profound implications for Australia and beyond, unless urgent action ...