Biosphere Collapse Has Begun:
1. Death of key ecosystems by 2029
2. Great Barrier Reef: immediate risk
3. Rainforests have hit tipping point
4. Taiga biome faces climate chaos
5. Steppe & prairie regions in danger
6. Alpine regions under threat
7. Arctic damage now irreversible
1. Death of key ecosystems by 2029
2. Great Barrier Reef: immediate risk
3. Rainforests have hit tipping point
4. Taiga biome faces climate chaos
5. Steppe & prairie regions in danger
6. Alpine regions under threat
7. Arctic damage now irreversible
'As some key species go extinct, entire ecosystems like coral reefs and forests will crumble, and some will collapse abruptly, starting as soon as this decade'. Terrifyingly, this study doesn't take unsurvivable heat waves or Arctic ice melt into account.
insideclimatenews.org/news/07042020/…
insideclimatenews.org/news/07042020/…
Four years ago this study warned of ecosystem collapse. The 2020 study (see above) confirms that collapse has in effect already begun for corals. Forests are set to follow (see next tweet).
theconversation.com/rising-extreme…
theconversation.com/rising-extreme…
Rainforest scientists have declared that the Amazon is now at a tipping point.
This study suggests fragmentation may well already be beyond human control, that is to say even if deforestation miraculously ceased immediately, collapse would still occur:
This study suggests fragmentation may well already be beyond human control, that is to say even if deforestation miraculously ceased immediately, collapse would still occur:
