Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A February 2008 PMID 18258748

Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system.

Timothy M Lenton, Hermann Held, Elmar Kriegler, Jim W Hall, Wolfgang Lucht, Stefan Rahmstorf, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

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Overall, participants express strong support and high interest in the scientific research on Earth's climate tipping elements, citing examples like the Amazon rainforest dieback and Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapse, emphasizing their significance. The tone combines technical references with a sense of urgency, highlighting both scientific credibility and concern about future impacts.

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  • The text introduces the concept of "tipping elements," which are large parts of the Earth's climate system that could reach a critical threshold, known as a tipping point, leading to significant and potentially irreversible changes.
  • It evaluates various climate system components that might be affected by human activities, ranking their sensitivity to global warming and the uncertainty surrounding their physical mechanisms, based on expert opinions and recent research.
  • The article also discusses how early warning systems could be developed to detect when some of these tipping points are nearing, helping to prevent catastrophic climate shifts.]

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
@rahmstorf · X

Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of climate tipping points papers. https://t.co/z0YsIORTZc

Mar 15, 2023 · 201 likes · 17 shares · 160,322 followers View post →
Dr Thomas Smith
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I didn't have space to acknowledge all the sources: Tweet 1: https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p Tweet 2: https://t.co/KgBVpqaQ3h Tweet 3: https://t.co/0AuqAs8jYZ Tweet 4: @GaveauD https://t.co/j6PVliiNDx Tweet 8: https://t.co/Bqw6kwXwgK

Jul 8, 2023 · 44 likes · 9 shares · 11,158 followers View post →
Scientist Rebellion
@ScientistRebel1 · X

Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they may be reached. Some of these can be reached when we reach the 1.5 ºC of global warming. More Reading: https://t.co/tXh27qMKIT. https://t.co/rQ7l5106Ta

Dec 11, 2022 · 39 likes · 16 shares · 54,005 followers View post →
Deirdre
@flowinguphill · X

@nplareau @Weather_West Boreal forest dieback was one of the tipping elements identified in the 2008 paper by Timothy Lenton, Hermann Held, & Elmar Kreigler et al. Authors estimated it would happen at ~3-5 C and take ~50 yrs for transition. <sigh.> https://t.co/WNTZyrSNQr

Sep 26, 2023 · 23 likes · 3 shares · 5,534 followers View post →
Deirdre
@flowinguphill · X

Important story by @latimes. Dieback of Amazon rainforest is one tipping element in the seminal 2008 paper, “Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system” by Timothy Lenton Hermann Held Elmar Kriegler Jim W. Hall @W_Lucht @rahmstorf & Hans Schellnhuber. https://t.co/WNTZyrSNQr https://t.co/9VLezyfa2I https://t.co/gId3I1i4CN

Aug 28, 2023 · 16 likes · 5 shares · 5,534 followers View post →
Leon Simons
@LeonSimons8 · X

@danmiller999 @EliotJacobson See Lenton et al. (2008), covering Sahara Greening and the Sahara/Sahel and West African monsoon as Earth's Climate System tipping elements. Aerosols strongly impact monsoon (ITCZ) shifts. https://t.co/pEHL1fNtb2 https://t.co/sH299hdf1w

Jul 20, 2024 · 13 likes · 5 shares · 41,622 followers View post →

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Fabius Maximus (Ed.)
@FabiusMaximus01 · X

@DawnTJ90 The “tipping point” concern first came from a 2008 PNAS paper with the Greenland ice sheet & Arctic ice as the ones with high sensitivity with smallest uncertainty. They said the summer ice-free Arctic threshold might already have occured. Nope, to both. https://t.co/zckpbyDuGQ

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Commandante Pangolin Hugger
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@Olivergill4B Or if want to begin at beginning (public beginning) https://t.co/nybBcC7vuW Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system Timothy Lenton Hermann Held Elmar Kriegler Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (Note Kriegler wrote storyline for SSP5

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Commandante Pangolin Hugger
@FriedrichFiles · X

Paper is subsequent to confab at British Embassy in Berlin "2. Human activities are interfering with the system Σ such that decisions taken within a “political time horizon” (TP > 0) can determine if the critical value for the control ρcrit is reached." https://t.co/ne6BLtUpyi

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Commandante Pangolin Hugger
@FriedrichFiles · X

Review the classics https://t.co/ne6BLtUpyi Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system Timothy Lenton Hermann Held Elmar Kriegler, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber Note Kriegler wrote storyline for SSP5

Jul 23, 2025 · 1,891 followers View post →
Deb Probert
@deberelli · X

@HustleBitch_ Tipping Points and Multi-Driver Climate Disruption Lenton, Timothy M., Hermann Held, Elmar Kriegler, Jim W. Hall, Wolfgang Lucht, Stefan Rahmstorf, and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. “Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
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World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
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David ⚔️
@BlackDavid33 · X

RT @permalogica: A detailed summary of the 2008 study on climate tipping elements. #permaculture #agroforestry #regenerativeagriculture #e…

Jan 13, 2025 · 1 share · 135 followers View post →
permalogica
@permalogica · X

A detailed summary of the 2008 study on climate tipping elements. #permaculture #agroforestry #regenerativeagriculture #ecologicalfarming #nature #naturephotography #photography #happy #smile #sustainableliving #LifeInSynch https://t.co/GYRKdymsOO

Jan 13, 2025 · 3 likes · 1 share · 635 followers View post →
permalogica
@permalogica · X

A detailed summary of the 2008 study on climate tipping elements. #permaculture #agroforestry #regenerativeagriculture #ecologicalfarming #nature #naturephotography #photography #happy #smile #sustainableliving #LifeInSynch https://t.co/GYRKdymsOO

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Thomas Boettcher
@thomas-boettcher.bsky.social · Bluesky

#Schellnhuber.5 Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system Timothy M. Lenton t.lenton@uea.ac.uk, Hermann Held, Elmar Kriegler, +3, and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... twitter.com/bratananium/...

Nov 22, 2024 · 1 share View post →
Peter Garbutt #Sortition #UBI #GND
@PeterG4NES2019 · X

RT @ThierryAaron: Lenton et al 2008 identified 9 tipping points. https://t.co/ULA6ywhnCH 9/n https://t.co/IxWQ9QFX83

Nov 12, 2024 · 1 share · 6,361 followers View post →
Dr. Aaron Thierry
@ThierryAaron · X

Lenton et al 2008 identified 9 tipping points. https://t.co/ULA6ywhnCH 9/n https://t.co/IxWQ9QFX83

Nov 12, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 21,653 followers View post →
Karin Berkhoudt
@karinberkhoudt · X

RT @ProfSteveKeen: Research into tipping points is very young. 2 decades ago, scientists thought tipping the AMOC would take 3°-5°C (https:…

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Dr. Steve Keen
@ProfSteveKeen · X

RT @ProfSteveKeen: Research into tipping points is very young. 2 decades ago, scientists thought tipping the AMOC would take 3°-5°C (https:…

Sep 5, 2024 · 4 shares · 107,037 followers View post →
Dr. Steve Keen
@ProfSteveKeen · X

Research into tipping points is very young. 2 decades ago, scientists thought tipping the AMOC would take 3°-5°C (https://t.co/OZzdFO9idr). Now they think 1.5°C (https://t.co/qvrxobbADv) and there's a 95% chance of it tipping between 2025 & 2075 (https://t.co/5uEMonAwdt) https://t.co/umcBC2PDzQ

Sep 5, 2024 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 107,037 followers View post →
WhippWhapp
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RT @flowinguphill: @nplareau @Weather_West Boreal forest dieback was one of the tipping elements identified in the 2008 paper by Timothy Le…

Aug 10, 2024 · 3 shares · 743 followers View post →
Deirdre
@flowinguphill · X

@Race2Extinct Not only terribly sad, but with impacts on global climate. Dieback of the Amazon rainforest is one tipping element in the seminal 2008 paper, “Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system” by Timothy Lenton at al. https://t.co/WNTZyrSg0T https://t.co/3xqAZHgkeS

Jul 24, 2024 · 8 likes · 5,534 followers View post →
cacouteau
@cacouteau · X

RT @LeonSimons8: @danmiller999 @EliotJacobson See Lenton et al. (2008), covering Sahara Greening and the Sahara/Sahel and West African mons…

Jul 21, 2024 · 5 shares · 2,853 followers View post →
Animals were here first
@were_first · X

RT @LeonSimons8: @danmiller999 @EliotJacobson See Lenton et al. (2008), covering Sahara Greening and the Sahara/Sahel and West African mons…

Jul 20, 2024 · 5 shares · 2,254 followers View post →
Thomas Reis
@peakaustria · X

RT @LeonSimons8: @danmiller999 @EliotJacobson See Lenton et al. (2008), covering Sahara Greening and the Sahara/Sahel and West African mons…

Jul 20, 2024 · 5 shares · 14,554 followers View post →
Leon Simons
@LeonSimons8 · X

RT @LeonSimons8: @danmiller999 @EliotJacobson See Lenton et al. (2008), covering Sahara Greening and the Sahara/Sahel and West African mons…

Jul 20, 2024 · 5 shares · 41,622 followers View post →
Leon Simons
@LeonSimons8 · X

@danmiller999 @EliotJacobson See Lenton et al. (2008), covering Sahara Greening and the Sahara/Sahel and West African monsoon as Earth's Climate System tipping elements. Aerosols strongly impact monsoon (ITCZ) shifts. https://t.co/pEHL1fNtb2 https://t.co/sH299hdf1w

Jul 20, 2024 · 13 likes · 5 shares · 41,622 followers View post →
Cordula Jacubowsky
@Cordula_Jacu · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Jun 21, 2024 · 17 shares · 308 followers View post →
AskYourLocalGerman (reichweitenbeschränkt)
@AskUrLoclGerman · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Jun 18, 2024 · 17 shares · 1,392 followers View post →
Halbe Hibma
@eaglehibma · X

@Marc_Bellinkx @Marckonijn @jrockstrom Beste Marc, ik wijs U graag op de wetenschappelijke literatuur waarop de 1,5/2,0°C opwarming gebaseerd is: (i) https://t.co/1ou5k0yvJD (ii) https://t.co/sxzxCp0RY8 (iii) https://t.co/mMt8v7Mtev (iv) https://t.co/0WKM5F7ygq

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critica mente
@critica_omette · X

RT @climafluttuante: @RobertoIngross2 @CoyaudSylvie @Giulio_Firenze @critica_omette @FransNucera @memiclimatici @jacopaso @marcocattaneo ..…

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steph
@climafluttuante · X

@RobertoIngross2 @CoyaudSylvie @Giulio_Firenze @critica_omette @FransNucera @memiclimatici @jacopaso @marcocattaneo ...At these higher levels of global warming, tipping cascades may then include fast tipping elements such as the AMOC or the Amazon rainforest". Uno dei lavori più recenti

Mar 21, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 659 followers View post →
hugin
@_hugin_ · X

Versuchen Sie es mal bei der ESA. https://t.co/r44Uk3lFuD Etwas Gelehriger in PNAS https://t.co/TtHpj1wQyw Oder zur thermodynamischen Einführung in der Physikalischen Chemie kritischer Systeme. Bzw global in https://t.co/8M2DmZAWCt https://t.co/ZBwMRM5YhS

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Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research
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Hans Dieter Franke
@frankeha · X

@_Pauline_S_ @apollo_news_de klimatologie https://t.co/mPBir47Pvu tipping points earth system

Dec 8, 2023 · 926 followers View post →
Hans Dieter Franke
@frankeha · X

@sn0der richtig wissenschaftlich https://t.co/mPBir47Pvu tipping points earth climate system wer eine mathematische Herleitung "Kippunkt" sucht "Why Stock markets crash" D.Sornette anschaulich The Sandpile experiment

Dec 7, 2023 · 926 followers View post →
Gerard Cats
@gjcats · X

@hterveer53 @GerritHiemstra De term is niet echt nieuw. https://t.co/SPNJv1Mc45 https://t.co/YZctpIxxHL

Dec 7, 2023 · 3 likes · 1,427 followers View post →
Deirdre
@flowinguphill · X

Essential

Nov 17, 2023 · 5 likes · 5,534 followers View post →
Dominic Labelle
@coachdlabelle · X

RT @flowinguphill: Important story by @latimes. Dieback of Amazon rainforest is one tipping element in the seminal 2008 paper, “Tipping ele…

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AECB
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RT @flowinguphill: Important story by @latimes. Dieback of Amazon rainforest is one tipping element in the seminal 2008 paper, “Tipping ele…

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Rudra Sekhri
@RudraSekhri · X

@Lady_Patriot3 here it is https://t.co/vlAFXLBAtJ

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Paul Beckwith
@PaulHBeckwith · X

RT @DrTELS: I didn't have space to acknowledge all the sources: Tweet 1: https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p Tweet 2: https://t.co/KgBVpqaQ3h Tweet 3:…

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Deirdre
@flowinguphill · X

@EliotJacobson Stefan Rahmstorf is gentle in expressing his thoughts. But it is clear that he is dead serious. And he co-authored the seminal paper with Timothy Lenton in 2008 on Tipping elements in the Earth’s climate system. For me, it makes statements like this even more impactful.

Oct 6, 2023 · 2 likes · 5,534 followers View post →
Sarah “Cassandra” Marie.
@Riginal_Zen · X

RT @flowinguphill: @nplareau @Weather_West Boreal forest dieback was one of the tipping elements identified in the 2008 paper by Timothy Le…

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LinniLotus
@LinniLotus · X

RT @flowinguphill: @nplareau @Weather_West Boreal forest dieback was one of the tipping elements identified in the 2008 paper by Timothy Le…

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Deirdre
@flowinguphill · X

@nplareau @Weather_West Boreal forest dieback was one of the tipping elements identified in the 2008 paper by Timothy Lenton, Hermann Held, & Elmar Kreigler et al. Authors estimated it would happen at ~3-5 C and take ~50 yrs for transition. <sigh.> https://t.co/WNTZyrSNQr

Sep 26, 2023 · 23 likes · 3 shares · 5,534 followers View post →
Vitreus
@VitreusDE · X

@RubenKelevra @coldenvy @AufstandLastGen That's wrong. The term was chosen because, according to them, the crossing of tipping elements in the Earth's climate system was imminent and they belonged to the last generation that was still able to "perhaps still stop the complete collapse of the Earth...".

Sep 7, 2023 · 2 likes · 16 followers View post →
Deirdre
@flowinguphill · X

RT @flowinguphill: Important story by @latimes. Dieback of Amazon rainforest is one tipping element in the seminal 2008 paper, “Tipping ele…

Aug 28, 2023 · 5 shares · 5,534 followers View post →
CA Water Research
@cah2oresearch · X

RT @flowinguphill: Important story by @latimes. Dieback of Amazon rainforest is one tipping element in the seminal 2008 paper, “Tipping ele…

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manul neko
@hechizante777 · X

RT @flowinguphill: Important story by @latimes. Dieback of Amazon rainforest is one tipping element in the seminal 2008 paper, “Tipping ele…

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Deirdre
@flowinguphill · X

Boreal forest dieback is another of the tipping elements identified in the 2008 paper, “ Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system” by Timothy Lenton et al. https://t.co/WNTZyrSNQr https://t.co/0ef02lTHBr

Aug 28, 2023 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 5,534 followers View post →
Deirdre
@flowinguphill · X

Important story by @latimes. Dieback of Amazon rainforest is one tipping element in the seminal 2008 paper, “Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system” by Timothy Lenton Hermann Held Elmar Kriegler Jim W. Hall @W_Lucht @rahmstorf & Hans Schellnhuber. https://t.co/WNTZyrSNQr https://t.co/9VLezyfa2I https://t.co/gId3I1i4CN

Aug 28, 2023 · 16 likes · 5 shares · 5,534 followers View post →
TrinaLovesInfo
@PatrinaC · X

RT @lightgolightly: @gdbrowning @AlejandroCence2 @IPCC_CH That's why some of us 'listen to the scientists'. So we can be better informed. h…

Aug 21, 2023 · 1 share · 3,298 followers View post →
Denis Daly
@DenisDaly · X

@MatthewWielicki You are a complete fool Matthew. Hominids humans have been around only for the last 3 million years, when the earth back then resembles that of today. Civilisation only emerged in the last 8k years, due to benign climate. https://t.co/mk4L1Lv7Ya

Aug 19, 2023 · 1 like · 5,124 followers View post →
It's the climate, stupid!
@lightgolightly · X

@gdbrowning @AlejandroCence2 @IPCC_CH That's why some of us 'listen to the scientists'. So we can be better informed. https://t.co/ukePe4EUhD https://t.co/uOWumLs8hl

Aug 19, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,928 followers View post →
KVS Marshall - ManicBeancounter
@ManicBeancount · X

@MatthewWielicki With modelling complex phenomena, whether in climate or economics, the best way to discern competency is making novel predictions that come true. This 2007 postulated various tipping points, none of which have come true. https://t.co/oA1UlciQzX

Aug 4, 2023 · 184 followers View post →
CA Water Research
@cah2oresearch · X

RT @CColose: The sudden collapse of AMOC is a “tipping point,” although methane fluxes from permafrost are small and don’t necessarily have…

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Chris Colose
@CColose · X

The sudden collapse of AMOC is a “tipping point,” although methane fluxes from permafrost are small and don’t necessarily have threshold behavior, so may be a positive feedback but not a tipping point. Here are some possible “tipping elements” defined in https://t.co/m68uPH1sa7 https://t.co/ADoR2EyHF6

Jul 26, 2023 · 4 likes · 1 share · 7,456 followers View post →
Yasir Mahmood
@MofaYasir · X

The projected collapse of the AMOC is seen as a “major concern” because it is recognized as one of the most important tipping elements in the Earth’s climate system. Worth reading for those interested in #ClimateCrisis https://t.co/0VVh3qYXot

Jul 26, 2023 · 3,580 followers View post →
Kimmo H
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RT @DrTELS: I didn't have space to acknowledge all the sources: Tweet 1: https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p Tweet 2: https://t.co/KgBVpqaQ3h Tweet 3:…

Jul 20, 2023 · 9 shares · 3,349 followers View post →
detlef
@Detlef2021 · X

Wie kamen die Kipppunkte ins Spiel? PIK mit Herrn Schellnhuber (et al.) hat 2007 einen Artikel plaziert. "Tipping Points" Hier der Artikel: https://t.co/H4QC29vGpt https://t.co/LSk3OdnOeE

Jul 15, 2023 · 1,021 followers View post →
Anne-Marie Borbely-Bartis
@AniB64 · X

RT @DrTELS: I didn't have space to acknowledge all the sources: Tweet 1: https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p Tweet 2: https://t.co/KgBVpqaQ3h Tweet 3:…

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RT @DrTELS: I didn't have space to acknowledge all the sources: Tweet 1: https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p Tweet 2: https://t.co/KgBVpqaQ3h Tweet 3:…

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Richard Dufek
@rrrdd · X

RT @DrTELS: I didn't have space to acknowledge all the sources: Tweet 1: https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p Tweet 2: https://t.co/KgBVpqaQ3h Tweet 3:…

Jul 9, 2023 · 9 shares · 370 followers View post →
Thomas Bratananium
@bratananium · X

RT @DrTELS: I didn't have space to acknowledge all the sources: Tweet 1: https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p Tweet 2: https://t.co/KgBVpqaQ3h Tweet 3:…

Jul 9, 2023 · 9 shares · 694 followers View post →
Earth Mother Crone #FreePalestine
@wildwalkerwoman · X

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@Maurici93139135 · X

RT @DrTELS: I didn't have space to acknowledge all the sources: Tweet 1: https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p Tweet 2: https://t.co/KgBVpqaQ3h Tweet 3:…

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Dr Thomas Smith
@DrTELS · X

I didn't have space to acknowledge all the sources: Tweet 1: https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p Tweet 2: https://t.co/KgBVpqaQ3h Tweet 3: https://t.co/0AuqAs8jYZ Tweet 4: @GaveauD https://t.co/j6PVliiNDx Tweet 8: https://t.co/Bqw6kwXwgK

Jul 8, 2023 · 44 likes · 9 shares · 11,158 followers View post →
Bob Brand
@bobbrand_nl · X

@HugoLeeuw @lexhoogduin @lucasbergkamp Er zijn er vele. Telkens voor verschillende specifieke ecologische systemen en processen: https://t.co/8TZyJ4VlCw

Jun 24, 2023 · 991 followers View post →
Arakishi Tokugawa
@Arakkun · X

@MTuriddu https://t.co/MhoVnLqLO9 https://t.co/1eQD9xufvA Sono ricerche di questo tipo quelle che stanno venendo citate. Non so quanto si possanno chiamare "antiscientifiche" quando appoggiate da dati.

Jun 22, 2023 · 426 followers View post →
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@MrVop · X

@TJ435202C517 ลองดู​อันนี้ครับ https://t.co/fKWQqkpJuk

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Dr Thomas Smith
@DrTELS · X

@MarkJan08409037 @oceanicgrey And no one is discussing a single tipping point, there are multiple, each with their own threshold and impact. Please just go and read the paper on tipping points. Educate yourself, because you're spouting nonsense. https://t.co/NgyIuSWi8p

Jun 1, 2023 · 1 like · 11,158 followers View post →
Mats ausm Dorf
@MatthiasVialon · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

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John Doe Germany
@JohnDoeGermany · X

@rahmstorf Wo ist der Kipppunkt „Ergrünen der Sahara“ hin verschwunden. In Ihren früheren Publikationen tauchte der noch auf? https://t.co/bNCXrOO29m

May 3, 2023 · 2 likes · 324 followers View post →
Halbe Hibma
@eaglehibma · X

@robertoostinga @lexhoogduin 1. https://t.co/5FHFZIar6J 2. https://t.co/FOOZ9lcPN0 3. https://t.co/kidg8kyUZI

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RT @PaprikaLady: @Royalacresrod @lukasjschreiber @automatrix66_KC @MedBennett @KCTaz @Service_Proof @observationpt @JamesAnth5 @rajkuma9685…

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@KCTaz · X

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rmack2x
@rmack2x · X

RT @PaprikaLady: @Royalacresrod @lukasjschreiber @automatrix66_KC @MedBennett @KCTaz @Service_Proof @observationpt @JamesAnth5 @rajkuma9685…

Mar 30, 2023 · 3 shares · 16,069 followers View post →
Climate Change Dummies
@climate_fact · X

RT @PaprikaLady: @Royalacresrod @lukasjschreiber @automatrix66_KC @MedBennett @KCTaz @Service_Proof @observationpt @JamesAnth5 @rajkuma9685…

Mar 30, 2023 · 3 shares · 3,130 followers View post →
Paprika Lady
@PaprikaLady · X

@Royalacresrod @lukasjschreiber @automatrix66_KC @MedBennett @KCTaz @Service_Proof @observationpt @JamesAnth5 @rajkuma96858053 @Narvuntien @DamienHamilto17 @RoyPentland @FriendsOScience @IBergwiesel @DianeDenizen @TQMKA @TheDisproof @ElQuesoSabio @MikeDel21893959 @Cypress_NL @StormSignalSA @notclimatedepot @DawnTJ90 @JBalsich @ReckedRik @Geoff4273 @flavinkins @cieloyla @Osprey0 @AlaMerQld @no2wind @BrknMan @Barbarajdurkin @novakglobal @DerekBarge @NBPAustralia @Over400ppm @rmack2x @HtServadac @Dardedar @Homer4K @Bananenrijperij @NickAPalmer @1000Frolly @DigDougFTW @DunsanyJack Doomsday predictions are based on shabby research like this "perspective" in PNAS, which resulted in the term "tipping points". Not even peer reviewed. This is based on "pertinent literature" & "an international workshop". #ClimateScam https://t.co/OduBACWAGI

Mar 30, 2023 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 3,101 followers View post →
Tobias Straub
@musikutiv · X

@theotherphilipp in #Klima finden danach allerdings noch #Befragungen unter Freunden statt die mindestens wenn nicht noch höher publiziert werden und wieder Grundlage für weitere Befragungen sind. Beispiel https://t.co/WXFiNNuQZX

Mar 22, 2023 · 9 likes · 5,006 followers View post →
Lee West
@WhoDat35 · X

@MatthewWielicki Potential tipping elements in the Earth's climate system (Lenton et al., 2008) can be identified from the paleoclimate record, from scientific understanding of relevant feedbacks, and from climate model projections. https://t.co/yDxUImO0O4

Mar 19, 2023 · 4,609 followers View post →
JulesDingle
@JulesBywaterLee · X

@MatthewWielicki A round up of tipping elements.. including ENSO https://t.co/HAaS7jLTTA

Mar 19, 2023 · 5 likes · 463 followers View post →
Sustainche
@Sustainche · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 17, 2023 · 17 shares · 961 followers View post →
Manfred W. Buch
@ManfredWBuch · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 17, 2023 · 17 shares · 53 followers View post →
StefFun
@StefFun · X

@rmonikab @Axel_Bojanowski @rahmstorf @welt Nein. Das sind, neutral gesagt, zunächst (hoffentlich) verifizierbare/falsifizierbare Hypothesen. Hängt z.B. davon ab, wie gut ev. die Definition hier

Mar 16, 2023 · 1 like · 1,445 followers View post →
Dieter Guldin
@Kampfmittelfrei · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 16, 2023 · 17 shares · 228 followers View post →
Carl Henning Reschke
@wodawida · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 16, 2023 · 17 shares · 641 followers View post →
Tobias Straub
@musikutiv · X

@W_Lucht Sehe is das richtig, dass Identifikation relevanter tipping points im Wesentlichen auf einer Umfrage unter Experten basiert? https://t.co/WXFiNNuQZX

Mar 16, 2023 · 1 like · 5,006 followers View post →
Greenpeace Cottbus
@GreenpeaceCott1 · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 16, 2023 · 17 shares · 257 followers View post →
Thomas Korfsmeier
@korfsmei1 · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 16, 2023 · 17 shares · 812 followers View post →
Manfred Marth
@MarthManfred · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 16, 2023 · 17 shares · 63 followers View post →
Harald Sterly @hasterly.bsky.social
@hasterly · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 16, 2023 · 17 shares · 1,022 followers View post →
Dr. Larry B Keating
@DrLarryBKeating · X

RT @rahmstorf: @W_Lucht Yeah, dirty trick, daring to publish your viewpoint in a Perspective (i.e. opinion piece) in the Proceedings of the…

Mar 15, 2023 · 1 share · 811 followers View post →
Rainer Kümpel
@KumpelRainer · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 15, 2023 · 17 shares · 1,503 followers View post →
Steffen H #FBPE #Democracy #StandWithUkraine
@steffenhe · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 15, 2023 · 17 shares · 1,642 followers View post →
Tina de Toetterbeck9jabs
@Toetterbeck · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 15, 2023 · 17 shares · 770 followers View post →
John McLaughlin
@je_mclaughlin · X

RT @rahmstorf: Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of c…

Mar 15, 2023 · 17 shares · 3,968 followers View post →
Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
@rahmstorf · X

Here’s that trickster PNAS Perspective piece, which tried to summarize the state of scientific discussion from hundreds of climate tipping points papers. https://t.co/z0YsIORTZc

Mar 15, 2023 · 201 likes · 17 shares · 160,322 followers View post →
Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
@rahmstorf · X

@W_Lucht Yeah, dirty trick, daring to publish your viewpoint in a Perspective (i.e. opinion piece) in the Proceedings of the National Academy. At least in the eyes of a climate skeptic journalist who doesn’t like your viewpoint, but doesn’t have counter arguments! https://t.co/z0YsIORTZc

Mar 15, 2023 · 12 likes · 1 share · 160,322 followers View post →
Thomas Bratananium
@bratananium · X

#Schellnhuber.5 Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system Timothy M. Lenton t.lenton@uea.ac.uk, Hermann Held, Elmar Kriegler, +3, and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. https://t.co/cYaluumij3 https://t.co/21JMGwaYVR

Feb 5, 2023 · 2 likes · 694 followers View post →
Halbe Hibma
@eaglehibma · X

@WouterRoorda Dat is per definitie niet waar, de kantelpunten staan beschreven in de wetenschappelijke literatuur: https://t.co/sxzxCp0RY8 Dat U deze bevindingen ontkent zegt meer over U dan over de wetenschappelijke waarde van dit gegeven.

Feb 4, 2023 · 868 followers View post →
Joe Brewer
@cognitivepolicy · X

@beyondcapua Here's a good paper from 2008 that will get you started on the tipping points of the Earth System... https://t.co/c7B2QnVpxh

Jan 28, 2023 · 3 likes · 13,447 followers View post →
Detlef Lohse
@detlef_lohse · X

And here is a "classics" on tipping points in the climate: https://t.co/iYkMWUjF3G

Dec 24, 2022 · 2 likes · 4,913 followers View post →
Siegfried Treitner
@TreitnerS · X

Tipping elements in the #Earth's #climate #system | #Proceedings of the #National #Academy of #Sciences https://t.co/VwQkVUz4yd

Dec 24, 2022 · 2,151 followers View post →
Avonturenbus
@Avonturenbus · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 1,662 followers View post →
Pep Bonet
@eivisa211 · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 132 followers View post →
angeles❤️
@nincobo9 · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 1,945 followers View post →
Trish Shumack
@shumack_trish · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 1,681 followers View post →
Kelly Green
@2021boilingfrog · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 1,156 followers View post →
Andy #ClimateEmergency
@AndyMcDeeOne · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 932 followers View post →
XR日本/XRJapan(XR=エクスティンクション・レベリオン)
@XrXrjapan · X

科学者レベリオン ”地球システムではいくつかのティッピングポイントが確認されており、ここではそのティッピングポイントに到達する可能性のある地球温暖化レベルを示しています。これらのうちいくつかは、地球温暖化1.5℃に達したときに到達する可能性があります。 詳細: https://t.co/UvKeRVcCmM ” https://t.co/3qkOPY6tca

Dec 11, 2022 · 748 followers View post →
XR日本/XRJapan(XR=エクスティンクション・レベリオン)
@XrXrjapan · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 748 followers View post →
Alexander Lagaaij
@ALagaaij · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 406 followers View post →
@alexfoti@mastodon.bida.im
@alexfoti · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 2,773 followers View post →
stonkcat
@stonkcat · X

RT @ScientistRebel1: Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they m…

Dec 11, 2022 · 16 shares · 317 followers View post →
Scientist Rebellion
@ScientistRebel1 · X

Several tipping points have been identified on the Earth system and here are the global warming levels at which they may be reached. Some of these can be reached when we reach the 1.5 ºC of global warming. More Reading: https://t.co/tXh27qMKIT. https://t.co/rQ7l5106Ta

Dec 11, 2022 · 39 likes · 16 shares · 54,005 followers View post →
schnufi666
@schnufi666 · X

Es ist so surreal: mit angeblichen "Klima-Kipppunkten", die 2007 von u.a. Rahmstorf postuliert wurden (https://t.co/BJx2Y2m4X1), obwohl es für deren Existenz - bis heute - keinerlei Beweise gibt, wird eine Beschleunigung der Energiewende gefordert, sonst Klima-Apokalypse oder so. https://t.co/8f8XfMOvGw

Nov 25, 2022 · 471 followers View post →
Satya prakash Prajapati
@Satypprajapati3 · X

RT @physorg_space: Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet. How close are they? @ConversationEDU https://t.c…

Oct 8, 2022 · 1 share · 154 followers View post →
Phys.org Space News
@physorg_space · X

Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet. How close are they? @ConversationEDU https://t.co/AA0CT0uKgy https://t.co/C7N3d1gMiW

Oct 8, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 12,099 followers View post →
Daniu
@dbrisaro · X

En el 2008, Lenton y colaboradores publicaron un artículo donde identifican tipping elements, es decir, componentes climáticos de gran escala en donde los tipping points podrían desencadenarse por actividades humanas: https://t.co/rIPcgrhb8A

Oct 3, 2022 · 1,955 followers View post →
∇ₖPascal ∇ₚKwanten (∛) (Πασκάλ)
@pascalkwanten · X

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Sep 12, 2022 · 5,700 followers View post →
Adam-EcoCore
@AdamEcocore · X

RT @ProfSteveKeen: @hausfath @VighneshwarAna3 @Sotnedal @MichaelEMann @Peters_Glen @JacquelynGill @GlobalEcoGuy Let's balance this attempt…

Aug 2, 2021 · 1 share · 4,628 followers View post →
Dr. Steve Keen
@ProfSteveKeen · X

@hausfath @VighneshwarAna3 @Sotnedal @MichaelEMann @Peters_Glen @JacquelynGill @GlobalEcoGuy Let's balance this attempt at balance with some post-2006 papers "Tipping elements in Earth's climate system" https://t.co/OZzdFNR8Zj "Trajectories of Earth System in Anthropocene" https://t.co/yfktYtIviV "Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against" https://t.co/UEzRnBOmVo

Aug 1, 2021 · 8 likes · 1 share · 107,037 followers View post →
Phil C
@ClimateGeoMap · X

2008: “ Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system” https://t.co/85rufuSIbu

Jul 8, 2021 · 642 followers View post →
HELEN MCAFEE
@BlackDouglas · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

May 7, 2021 · 12 shares · 7,151 followers View post →
Paul Ganderton
@ecogeog · X

@CMooreAnderson @martynsteiner (8) Lenton - Tipping elements in the Earth’s climate system (9) UN - System of Environmental Economic Accounting 2012 (10) Lade - Regime shifts in a social-ecological system (11) Steffen - Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene (12) Raworth Doughnut Economics

Mar 12, 2021 · 1,325 followers View post →
Blue River
@BlueRiv88891964 · X

RT @BlueRiv88891964: Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system https://t.co/UTBpqILtmg

Mar 2, 2021 · 1 share · 2,048 followers View post →
Blue River
@BlueRiv88891964 · X

Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system https://t.co/UTBpqILtmg

Mar 1, 2021 · 1 share · 2,048 followers View post →
Caribbean disaster
@BagalueSunab · X

Lenton, T., H. Held, et al. (2008). '#Tipping elements in the Earth’s climate system.' Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(6): 1786-1793.

Dec 6, 2020 · 4,183 followers View post →
Jane Eden
@jane__eden · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

Aug 19, 2020 · 12 shares · 3,415 followers View post →
HalloKnut L’eau vive. Original
@leau_____vive · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

Aug 19, 2020 · 12 shares · 778 followers View post →
OurFuture - BOT
@OurFutureBot · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

Aug 19, 2020 · 12 shares · 2,159 followers View post →
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@OurFutureBot · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

Aug 13, 2020 · 12 shares · 2,159 followers View post →
Rick Maynard Humanist.
@Maynard1Rick · X

Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System https://t.co/bJtYqWMgmZ via @YouTube

May 24, 2020 · 3,413 followers View post →
Ankit Pandey
@eAnkitPandey · X

RT @Greene_Thoughts: #USA #ClimateChange #ClimateDisruption #Video Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System May 11, 2020 Paul Beckwit…

May 12, 2020 · 1 share · 2,806 followers View post →
John Greene
@Greene_Thoughts · X

#USA #ClimateChange #ClimateDisruption #Video Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System May 11, 2020 Paul Beckwith https://t.co/NLXoSXSoNc via @YouTube

May 12, 2020 · 1 share · 1,708 followers View post →
Abel Galvan
@A_BALLZ · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

May 12, 2020 · 12 shares · 9 followers View post →
Heidi Brault
@traveller36 · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

May 12, 2020 · 12 shares · 667 followers View post →
Herebus
@Herebus_ · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

May 11, 2020 · 12 shares · 396 followers View post →
Earth Soldier Lifestyle
@imagine_garden · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

May 11, 2020 · 12 shares · 6,607 followers View post →
OurFuture - BOT
@OurFutureBot · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

May 11, 2020 · 12 shares · 2,159 followers View post →
JessamaeJake@mastodon.world
@JacobsJessamyn · X

RT @PaulHBeckwith: Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last we…

May 11, 2020 · 12 shares · 89 followers View post →
Paul Beckwith
@PaulHBeckwith · X

Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System I chat about the latest science, based on a new review paper out last week... https://t.co/3pT1mNjr6Q #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #climate #Weather #WeatherUpdate #globalwarming #ClimateEmergency #canpoli #uspoli #ottbike https://t.co/PXvWHsiZ7a

May 11, 2020 · 13 likes · 12 shares · 29,547 followers View post →
maglemose
@maglemose9 · X

Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System https://t.co/KStzB0fkjD via @YouTube

May 11, 2020 View post →
Anthony Davis
@lookatdesktop · X

Tipping Elements in the Earth’s Climate System https://t.co/WCfNNgSWDK via @YouTube

May 11, 2020 · 593 followers View post →
Ronald B. Borgquist
@rbborgquist · X

Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system https://t.co/ckFyidrkGp

Feb 5, 2020 · 49 followers View post →
Ronald B. Borgquist
@rbborgquist · X

Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system | PNAS https://t.co/VKXWVymILZ

Feb 5, 2020 · 49 followers View post →
Edward Byers
@EdwardByers · X

@keithalexander From a climate impacts perspective you also want to look into tipping points- its like melting chocolate,... warm it too much it doesnt cool back to normal, but into a new messy state THIS paper: https://t.co/51Ks7CY4R1 https://t.co/lfb0OSNyIw

Jan 17, 2020 · 6 likes · 1,211 followers View post →
Ronald B. Borgquist
@rbborgquist · X

Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system https://t.co/ckFyidrkGp

Sep 24, 2019 · 49 followers View post →
Andrew Farrell
@Andy_W_Farrell · X

@hausfath @djspratt Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system https://t.co/udcrNtRQR9

Mar 30, 2019 · 2 likes · 331 followers View post →