Planet tipping points pose 'unprecedented' threat to humanity

Humanity faces an "unprecedented" risk from tipping points that could
unleash a domino effect of irreversible catastrophes across the planet,
researchers warned Wednesday.

The most comprehensive assessment ever conducted of Earth's invisible
tripwires was released as leaders meet for UN climate talks in Dubai with
2023 set to smash all heat records.

While many of the 26 tipping points laid out in the report—such as
melting ice sheets—are linked to global warming, other human activities
like razing swathes of the …

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