Delay and Pay: Climate Tipping Point Costs Quadruple After Waiting
Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyTip the first tile in a line of dominoes and you'll set off a chain reaction, one tile falling after another. Cross a tipping point in the climate system might spark a similar cascade of results like warming, rising sea levels, and extreme weather. The cost of reversing these results quickly climbs nearly fourfold soon after a tipping point is crossed, according to a study published yesterday in the journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.
Read more »