Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A new report says we are perilously close to crossing the planet's first red line, tipping us into dangerous new territory that could spell disaster for millions of people.

But they also point to positive tipping points that can accelerate action and amplify social change. Will it be enough?

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Contents

00:00 - A new reality
00:44 - A new report
02:13 - Tipping points
04:18 - Why coral reefs matter
04:57 - Some like it hot
06:10 - Not just reefs
08:48 - Positive tipping points
11:19 - Talkin' about climate

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

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References and resources

Download the full report here: global-tipping-points.org

independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/great-barrier-reef-mass-bleaching-coral-decline-b2802690.html

oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_corals/coral02_zooxanthellae.html

coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/why-care-about-reefs/biodiversity

independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/coral-reef-amazon-ice-sheets-cop-30-b2844174.html

resourcewatch.org/dashboards/coral-reefs

Goreau & Hayes (2024) doi.org/10.1093/oxfclm/kgae005

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq877llq099o

biology.ox.ac.uk/article/back-to-back-heatwaves-kill-more-than-two-thirds-of-coral

Tollefson (2025) nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03316-w