Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this month, scientists announced that humanity has kicked off the first major “tipping point” — in which an Earth system ...

Earth’s climate is no longer edging toward danger in the abstract. Scientists now say at least one major part of the system has already tipped into a new state, with others close behind. The question ...

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ...

New research has found that the world has reached the first of many Earth system tipping points. These will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action. A tipping point is a moment in ...

Earlier this month, scientists announced that humanity has kicked off the first major “tipping point” — in which an Earth system dramatically transforms, often permanently — as warm-water corals die ...