Scientists have long been concerned about the Earth reaching a climate "tipping point," when changes to the planet's natural systems trigger various environmental catastrophes. Now a study has ...

The cost of reversing the effects of climate change -- restoring melted polar sea ice, for example -- quickly climbs nearly fourfold soon after a tipping point is crossed, according to new work. Much ...

The term tipping point provides a useful way of thinking about that theoretical juncture along any path when the possible becomes the inevitable. We often use the term in connection with climate ...

Regardless of the threat of tipping points, climate change is already causing demonstrable and obvious harm around the world, said Robert Kopp, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and ...

Join Maiya May as she explores which climate systems are at their tipping point. Maiya May embarks on a journey across the United States, from the sunny shores of Florida to the icy expanses of Alaska ...

Eyeing the bruises on the knuckles of the police officer arresting me, I took a deep breath and explained why we need to act faster to avoid climate catastrophe. Standing on a traffic island in London ...