New Findings Suggest Earth May Have Crossed a Major Climate Line
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Earth is rapidly reaching or perhaps already surpassed tipping points that could change ecosystems, weather and global temperatures forever, scientists are warning. New research on the heating of the oceans, melting ice sheets and changes in the atmosphere has indicated that the world is soon to enter a more volatile period of climate change, possibly sooner than anticipated. Scientists are still debating the exact time, but as evidence of this continues to mount, worries about long-term environmental shifts and their global impact have increased.