Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilization than previously thought. Crossing critical temperature thresholds could trigger powerful feedback loops - pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory.
The new study,published today in One Earth with contributions from Oregon State University, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, reviews climate feedbacks and 16 tipping elements that risk losing stability as warming continues.
Link to the study: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332225003914?via%3Dihub
Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilization than previously thought. Crossing critical temperature thresholds could trigger powerful feedback loops - pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory.
The new study,published today in One Earth with contributions from Oregon State University, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, reviews climate feedbacks and 16 tipping elements that risk losing stability as warming continues.
Link to the study: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332225003914?via%3Dihub
