Exeter's world-leading climate change research showcased
University of Exeter research into the impact of climate change will be featured at a prestigious science event in the USA, held this week.
Environment
Feb 14, 2016
0
10
Page 4 - News tagged with tipping points
NOAA establishes 'tipping points' for sea level rise related flooding
By 2050, a majority of U.S. coastal areas are likely to be threatened by 30 or more days of flooding each year due to dramatically accelerating impacts from sea level rise, according to a new NOAA study, published today in ...
Environment
Dec 18, 2014
16
1
Avoiding ecosystem collapse
From coral reefs to prairie grasslands, some of the world's most iconic habitats are susceptible to sudden collapse due to seemingly minor events. A classic example: the decimation of kelp forests when a decline of otter ...
Environment
Nov 24, 2014
5
0
US study warns of sudden climate change woes
Hard-to-predict sudden changes to Earth's environment are more worrisome than climate change's bigger but more gradual impacts, a panel of scientists advising the U.S. government concluded Tuesday.
Environment
Dec 3, 2013
0
0
Mapping the online landscape to predict tipping points
(Phys.org) —If somebody in a remote corner of the world sets fire to an American flag, but no one else is there to see it, did it really burn?
Computer Sciences
May 7, 2013
0
0
Global tipping point not backed by science, study finds
(Phys.org)—A group of international ecological scientists led by the University of Adelaide have rejected a doomsday-like scenario of sudden, irreversible change to the Earth's ecology.
Environment
Feb 28, 2013
8
0
Environmental education has failed and must be revamped, new book argues
Schools must revamp how they teach about the environment to prevent ecological collapse, conservationist Charles Saylan and UCLA life scientist Daniel T. Blumstein argue in "The Failure of Environmental Education (And How ...
Social Sciences
May 16, 2011
1
0
Study finds national debt 'tipping point' that slows economic growth
Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a "tipping point" for national debt - the point at which national debt levels begin to have an adverse effect on economic growth. The findings could influence ...
Economics & Business
Sep 28, 2010
0
0
How close are we to climate tipping points?
As world leaders gather at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to take bolder action against climate change, human activity has already warmed the planet 1.1°C above pre-industrial ...
Environment
Nov 12, 2021
0
160
'Could the August riots have been predicted?'
A University of Manchester team researching urban violence has developed a new method which can help city authorities to assess the conditions where conflict could potentially tip into violence.
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2012
0
0
