• Climate Impacts

    • Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system

      • T. M. Lenton, H. Held, E. Kriegler, J. W. Hall, W. Lucht, S. Rahmstorf, H. J. Schellnhuber,
      • Original article citation: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi:10.1073/pnas.0705414105 (2008)
      • Categories: Climate Impacts, Policy, and Extreme Events
      • Recommended by: Anna Barnett on 02/11/2008 01:33PM GMT
      • Reasons for recommending:
        Lenton et al. review the dangers posed by nine climate 'tipping elements' - large-scale components in the earth's climate system that may pass a tipping point where small perturbations lead to qualitative changes. They've tried to capture cutting-edge thinking by supplementing the published literature with expert opinions elicited at a recent meeting on tipping points.

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