Posted on 10/13/2025 6:48:10 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
The planet is grappling with a “new reality” as it reaches the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible climate tipping points: the widespread death of coral reefs, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists across the world.
As humans burn fossil fuels and ratchet up temperatures, it’s already driving more severe heat waves, floods, droughts, and wildfires. But there are even bigger impacts on the horizon. Climate change may also be pushing Earth’s crucial systems — from the Amazon rainforest to polar ice sheets — so far out of balance they collapse, sending catastrophic ripples across the planet.
“We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world, with devastating consequences for people and nature,” said Tim Lenton, a professor at the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter and an author of the report published Sunday.
Warm water corals are the first, according to the report.
Since 2023, the world’s reefs have been enduring the worst mass bleaching event on record as oceans reach record high temperatures, with more than 80% affected. What was an underwater riot of color and life is being replaced with a bleached, seaweed-dominated landscape.
“We have now pushed (coral reefs) beyond what they can cope with,” said Mike Barrett, chief scientific advisor at the World Wildlife Fund UK and co-author of the report. Unless global warming is reversed “extensive reefs as we know them will be lost,” the authors wrote.
The impacts will have far-reaching consequences. Coral reefs are an essential habitat for marine species, vital for food security, contribute trillions to the global economy and buffer coastal areas from storms.
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Well, I was told we have about 5.28 years left, so WGAF , about this supposed climate tipping point. I truly believe that if the Earth and life, other than cockroaches, is put in jeopardy it will because of the insane geo engineering schemes they want to do.
Gives new meaning to ‘bubble tea’ eh?
It seems that we now have PRE-TRIB Climatologists and POST-TRIB Climatologists in the Climatology religion that is now 60 years old.
Are those altrustic prophets still bulldozing the Amazon to build their meeting palace? The irony hurts.
So, “River to the Sea” was just a side show, and we’re back to the main act of Climate Change? They need some new material.
Every idiot wans to declare something, so they make up garbage like “new reality”.
Well, since we pass the flipping point, nothing can save us any more.
So we can enjoy our coal and gas, since all the emissions do not matter any more!
Hahahahaha
State Of Fear, novel by Michael Crichton
Hollywood won’t make this movie because they come across as mendacious Jack asses.
Spoiler Alert: A leading actor is eaten by cannibals.
The Great Barrier Reef has also had a massive recovery over the last couple of years.
Well, that is partially true. Diatoms are siliceous. Think quartz. Algae is calcareous. Think limestone. Although there were diatoms in the Cretaceous, the major diatomaceous earth deposits are Pliocene and Miocene, which is about 60 million years later.
As far as the coral situation is concerned, my guess would be it’s related more to pollution than “climate change.” If we (the world) had been focusing most of the resources that have been wasted on the “climate scam” and instead cleaning the environment everyone would be much better off.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I thought earth was on about its 7th tipping point by now😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
1830’s. Just about the time the ‘Little Ice Age’ was ending. How convenient.
Total F-ing BS!
Maybe they should have called it a “seamark report” then.
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