Global World News Coral Reef Collapse Drives World Across First Climate Tipping Point

Coral reef collapse drives world across first climate tipping point

"passing their tipping point." According to the report, widespread coral dieback is taking place and – unless global warming is reversed – extensive reefs as we know them will be lost, ... Read More

Coral reefs cross survival limit, in Earth's first catastrophic climate tipping point

FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Professor Tim Lenton, Founding Director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, and lead author of the Global Tipping Points reports, which ... Read More

Coral collapse signals Earth’s first climate tipping point

The global die-off of coral reefs signals a critical shift in Earth’s climate system with global environmental consequences along with economic ones. Read More

Scientists Warn Coral Reefs Have Passed First Global Climate Tipping Point

The world has crossed its first major climate tipping point, scientists say, as coral reefs enter an irreversible decline caused by human-driven global warming. A sweeping new study released Friday ... Read More

Planet Hits First Climate Tipping Point: Coral Reefs Face Widespread Collapse

Scientists warn that the planet has already crossed its first catastrophic climate tipping point, with warm water coral reefs entering a stage of long-term decline that threatens the livelihoods of ... Read More

Coral Die-Off Marks Earth’s First Climate ‘Tipping Point’, Scientists Say

Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed coral reef ecosystems into a state of widespread decline, marking the first time the planet has reached a climate ‘tipping point’, researchers announced ... Read More

Earth enters 'new reality' as coral reefs reach first climate tipping point

The world faces a "new reality" as we have reached the first of many Earth system tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action, according to a report released ... Read More

Earth’s climate just crossed a line we can’t ignore

Humanity has reached the first Earth system tipping point, the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs, marking the beginning of irreversible planetary shifts. As global temperatures move beyond 1. Read More

1st Climate Tipping Point Plunges Planet Into ‘New Reality’

Warm-water coral reefs are dying as the world hits its first climate tipping point, finds a new report from the University of Exeter and international partners. Read More

World reaches climate tipping point with mass coral reef die-offs

Scientists say the world has reached its first irreversible climate change tipping points with the mass coral reef die-off due to warming ocean temperatures. Read More

World Reaches a Climate 'Tipping Point,' Imperiling Coral Reefs

Scientists say that warming has breached a critical threshold for tropical coral reefs, which are expected to see catastrophic losses in the years ahead. They warn that if warming continues unchecked, ... Read More