Short Wave

Climate Tipping Points And The Damage That Could Follow

Nov 11, 2022

12:47

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Rebecca Hersher

Lauren Sommer

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Shortwave Science Podcast - The Daily Science Podcast

01:44

The Third Tipping Point in Relation to Climate Change

01:38

What Happens to the Ice on the Edge?

02:24

Introduction

2min

Climate Change Tipping Points - What the World Can Do to Avoid Them

2min

What Happens to the Ice on the Edge?

2min

The Second Climate Tipping Point

2min

Is There a Climate Death Spirale?

2min

The Third Tipping Point in Relation to Climate Change

2min

Shortwave Science Podcast - The Daily Science Podcast

2min

If Earth heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse--scientists warn that abrupt changes could be set off, with devastating impacts around the world. As the 27th annual climate negotiations are underway in Egypt and the world is set to blow past that 1.5°C warming threshold,
Emily Kwong talks to climate correspondents Rebecca Hersher and Lauren Sommer about three climate tipping points--points of no return that could cause big changes to the Earth's ecosystems.

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Climate Tipping Points And The Damage That Could Follow

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The Third Tipping Point in Relation to Climate Change

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