South American monsoon nears tipping point, likely causing Amazon dieback

  • It almost feels like having a 'shopping list' of tipping points:

    * Arctic ocean ice-free

    * Glacier x, y or z disappeared

    * Amazon forest turned into savannah

    * Greenland ice sheet melted

    * Antarctic ice sheet melted

    * Global temps 1.5, 2, 2.5°C etc above pre-industrial levels

    * CO2 past 500ppm in the atmosphere. On to 550 & 600!

    Etc, etc, and check off each 'achievement' 1 by 1.

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