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How will British Columbia's ski hills survive climate change?
Fifteen thousand years ago, the mountains of Vancouver's North Shore emerged from an ice shelf. Now, some climate scientists say the winter legacy of B.C.'s coastal mountains is on the brink of collapse.
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Three quarters think climate change past ‘tipping point’
Three out of four people now believe that the world is approaching an irreversible 'tipping point' due to the actions of the human race, a survey has found.
Helen Lewis: I’ve hit my climate tipping point
Understanding global warming intellectually is not the same as feeling its presence in your daily life—or seeing photos of a 50-foot wall of fire.
Eugene Robinson: We are fiddling while the world burns, floods and chokes
Scientists are starting to ask whether we've already reached a tipping point on climate change. The rest of us need to take the possibility seriously.
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Polarstern team warns Arctic may be past tipping point
A research team that set sail for the Arctic has warned that the tipping point for irreversible global warming may have already been triggered.
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Greenland ice sheet on brink of major tipping point, says study
A significant part of the Greenland ice sheet is on the brink of a tipping point, after which accelerated melting would become inevitable even if global heating was halted, according to new research.
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2020: The last chance to save our planet?
TIME journalist Justin Worland discusses his recent cover story about why 2020 is such a pivotal year for climate change -- and it's not just the election.
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