coral reefs tipping point

Coral reef, Earth and climate change

Coral reef collapse drives world across first climate tipping point

"passing their tipping point." According to the report, widespread coral dieback is taking place and – unless global warming is reversed – extensive reefs as we know them will be lost, although small refuges may survive and must be protected.

Earth.com · 1d

Coral reefs have become Earth's first ecosystems to pass the "planetary tipping point"

Scientific American · 2d

Coral Die-Off Marks Earth’s First Climate ‘Tipping Point’, Scientists Say

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, landmark report finds

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ...

New Report Finds One of Earth’s Most Precious Ecosystems Has Already Crossed a Scary Climate Tipping Point

The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report finds that the world’s warm-water coral reefs have become the first Earth system to ...

World's coral reefs crossing survival limit, global experts warn

The world's tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level most can ...

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