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S1E117: On the edge: Why everyone needs to talk about planetary tipping points
Tipping points are a grave threat but it’s not too late for humanity to reduce the risks.
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
The world is on the brink of major changes to the natural world that could have truly devastating consequences for billions of people.
These are parts of the natural world that are at risk of abrupt and irreversible changes. For instance, runaway melting of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets; collapse of a key ocean circulation in…
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