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ESD Ideas. Climate tipping is not instantaneous – the duration of an overshoot matters

Ritchie, Paul D.L.; Huntingford, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5941-7770; Cox, Peter M.. 2024 ESD Ideas. Climate tipping is not instantaneous – the duration of an overshoot matters. Egusphere, egusphere-2024-3023. 10.5194/egusphere-2024-3023

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Abstract/Summary

Climate Tipping Points are not instantaneous upon crossing critical thresholds in global warming, as is often assumed. Instead, it is possible to temporarily overshoot a threshold without causing tipping, provided the duration of the overshoot is short. In this Idea, we demonstrate that restricting the time over 1.5 °C would considerably reduce tipping point risks.

Item Type: Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.5194/egusphere-2024-3023
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: Hydro-climate Risks (Science Area 2017-)
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.: Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms: Ecology and Environment
Meteorology and Climatology
Date made live: 24 Oct 2024 09:57 +0 (UTC)
URI: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/538286

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