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Major Tipping Points in the Earth’s Climate System and Consequences for the Insurance Sector

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: A 2°C rise in temperature from pre-industrial levels has been widely regarded as a tipping point for planet earth. Major Tipping Points in Earth's Climate System and Consequences for the Insurance Sector argues instead that sudden volatile transformations in earth's climate will occur long before this 2°C threshold is reached.

Source: University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas)

Authors: Tim Lenton, A Footitt, Andlug Consulting Andrew Dlugolecki

Institution: University of East Anglia

Language: English

Topic: Climate variability and models

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W314247041

FWCI: 3.308

Cites: 76

Cited by: 36

Related to: 10