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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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“'This grim situation must be a wake-up call that unless we act decisively now, we will also lose the Amazon rainforest, the ice sheets and vital ocean currents,” Barrett said. “In that scenario, we would be looking at a truly catastrophic outcome for all humanity.'”
I love that they characterize it as the “first” tipping point. That gives them flexibility to continue to write scare articles about a whole list of subsequent tipping points.
See! Trump is so awesome even sci-fi writers can find work at places like CNN. LOL
The reef here isn’t cooperating with the climatists. It’s as alive as ever.
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Report chaired by Michael Mann, no doubt.
I guess it’s too late. we should just give up and use oil and gas as much as we want, so we can enjoy our final hours
I burst out laughing after reading the title. This climate nonsense is becoming hysterical!
Coral reefs first appeared around 485 million years ago during the Early Ordovician period. Most modern reef-building corals have been forming for the last 60 million years. ~ U.S. Geological Survey
Wow. It’s amazing what damage mere mortals have done since the Global Warming Wealth Redistribution scam started!
NASA says: “Global warming began to be significantly influenced by human activities during the Industrial Revolution, around the mid-19th century, particularly from the 1830s onward. The average global temperature has increased by about 1.5 °C (2.5 °F) since then, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities.”
Here’s how real science works. An hypothesis is presented. Challenges to that hypothesis are welcomed, even encouraged. Debate is seen as healthy.
Here’s how Climate Change works. Accept the official narrative. No debate is permitted. After all, it’s “settled science”.
A wise old saying:
If it’s science, it’s not settled.
If it’s settled, it’s not science.
Very worth the watch.
Uhh, “New reality”? I’ve been hearing this crap for 30 years or more. What’s new about it? What’s real about it? The reality is we are still here, N.Y. City is not underwater, the beaches are still there and the polar bears are thriving. Can the hysterics, have a beer.
Wake me up when the climate stabilizes and never changes again. Then I’ll worry.
Those wacky Brits.... Still dreaming of being the imperial rulers, this time out by sailing their studies out into the world to decimate naysayers.
“ The planet is grappling with a “new reality” as it reaches the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible climate tipping points”
Ridiculous.
Modern corals first appeared in the Cretaceous Period. That was one of the warmest times on earth. There were no polar ice caps and shallow seas covered most of the western US and Canada. I think they will be just fine.
I’m sure that 97% of scientists say glowbull warming is causing Silver to rise to $50 and Gold to $4100.
It’s settled finances.
Run in circles!
Scream and shout!
How much time do we have. I need to know if I can run up my credit card.
But like any crisis, it can be fixed by a boot stamping on a human face forever.
Right?
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