“Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests”
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/07/americas/amazon-tipping-point-climate-scn/
The Amazon rainforest may be nearing a critical tipping point that could see the biologically rich and diverse ecosystem transformed into a grassy savannah.
“‘The Fuse Has Been Blown,’ and the Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All”
Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica Could Collapse Soon: New Research – Rolling Stone
New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years. “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist. “We have no analog for this”
“Morningstar ESG Chief Asks Herself: What Do Those Trillions Do?”
Morningstar ESG Chief Asks Herself: What Do Those Trillions Do? – Bloomberg
Hortense Bioy, the global head of sustainability research at Morningstar Inc., says she’s struck by the persistent lack of clarity around investing strategies marketed as ways to protect the planet.
“Earth is getting a black box to record humanity’s ‘every step toward catastrophe'”
An indestructible “black box” is set to be built upon a granite plain on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia in early 2022. Its mission: Record “every step we take” towards climate catastrophe, providing a record for future civilizations to understand what caused our demise, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
“Rain fell at the normally snowy summit of Greenland for the first time on record”
Greenland: Rain fell at summit for first time on record – CNN
For the first time on record, precipitation on Saturday at the summit of Greenland — roughly two miles above sea level — fell as rain and not snow.
“Last month was world’s third-hottest July on record – EU scientists”
Last month was world’s third-hottest July on record – EU scientists By Reuters (investing.com)
Last month was one of the world’s hottest Julys on record, behind only 2019 and 2016, with unusually high temperatures seen in regions from Finland to the United States, EU scientists said on Thursday.
“Nearly 14,000 Scientists Warn That Earth’s ‘Vital Signs’ Are Rapidly Worsening”
Nearly 14,000 Scientists Warn That Earth’s ‘Vital Signs’ Are Rapidly Worsening (sciencealert.com)
It sounds a bit like the start of a joke – what brings together 14,000 scientists and 1,990 jurisdictions in 34 countries?
Unfortunately, the punchline – the climate crisis – is anything but funny. In a new report, experts have issued yet another warning about the state of our planet, and this latest update is truly devastating.
“Part of the Amazon is emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs — and it’s a “really big warning” for the planet”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-rainforest-carbon-dioxide-emissions-climate-change/
The Amazon rainforest has played a critical role in the fight against climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. But a study published in Nature on Wednesday found that humans are threatening its ability to do so — which could have devastating consequences for the planet.
“MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedule.”
A remarkable new study by a director at one of the largest accounting firms in the world has found that a famous, decades-old warning from MIT about the risk of industrial civilization collapsing appears to be accurate based on new empirical data.
“Earth barreling toward ‘Hothouse’ state not seen in 50 million years, epic new climate record shows”
https://www.livescience.com/oldest-climate-record-ever-cenozoic-era.html
Record goes back to the dinosaur extinction.
My Trip To The Amazon 
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