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The interconnected climate systems of the Greenland ice sheet, the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, the Amazon rainforest, and the South American monsoon are destabilizing.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Like a dying empire, the ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica are huge.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
Warming above 2 degrees Celsius could trigger catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points in the climate system, such as the collapse of large portions of the ice sheets leading to devastating sea level rise that would swallow cities.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
The report also flags looming tipping points for the Amazon rainforest, polar ice sheets, and key ocean currents that help regulate Earth's climate.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Like a dying empire, the ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica are huge.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
Warming above 2 degrees Celsius could trigger catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points in the climate system, such as the collapse of large portions of the ice sheets leading to devastating sea level rise that would swallow cities.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
The report also flags looming tipping points for the Amazon rainforest, polar ice sheets, and key ocean currents that help regulate Earth's climate.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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