About Tipping Points

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Tipping Points

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Tipping Points

• Definition Critical threshold in environmental
  science.
• Risk Tipping Point When a socio-ecological
  system can no longer effectively mitigate risks.
• Beyond this point, potential for catastrophic
  impacts increases.

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Identified Tipping Points

• Extinctions Risk of irreversible loss of
  species.
• Depleting Groundwater Affecting essential
  resource availability.
• Melting Glaciers Accelerated retreat due to
  climate change.
• Space Debris Proliferation in space, risks to
  satellites.
• Unbearable Heat Escalating temperatures and
  humidity.
• Uninsurable Future Extreme weather events and
  economic losses.

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Accelerated Extinctions

• Human-induced activities hastening extinctions.
• Over 400 vertebrate species extinct in the past
  century.
• Survival of approximately one million species at
  risk.

Domino Effect on Ecosystems

• Disappearance of one species triggers a domino
  effect.
• Example Gopher tortoise and dusky gopher frog.

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Depleting Groundwater Reserves

• Global aquifers in critical state, primary source
  for two billion people.
• 70 allocated for agriculture.
• 21 out of 37 largest aquifers depleting faster
  than replenishment.

Melting Glaciers

• Vital water sources for various purposes.
• Melting at twice the rate due to global warming.
• Loss of 267 gigatons of ice annually.

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Depleting Groundwater Reserves

• Alarming proliferation of space debris.
• Risks to operational satellites and missions.
• 130 million fragments too small to track.

Unbearable Heat

• Associated with "wet-bulb temperature" exceeding
  35C.
• Effects on health and organ failure.

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Uninsurable Future

• Escalating frequency and severity of extreme
  weather events.
• Sevenfold increase in losses from weather-related
  disasters since the 1970s.

Charting the Path Forward

• Global Cooperation Strengthen international
  collaboration.
• Aggressive Emissions Reductions Combat climate
  change.
• Invest in Sustainable Energy Reduce reliance on
  fossil fuels.
• Biodiversity Protection Safeguard biodiversity.
• Enhanced Global Health Systems Prepare for
  health-related challenges.
• Conflict Resolution Mechanisms Resolve conflicts
  in the face of environmental threats.

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