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Tipping elements in the Earth System http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1260454671
The Earth System (ES) is defined
as the conglomerate
formed by human civilization
and its planetary matrix (i.e.,
all parts of the Earth that interact with
the members and manifestations of our
species)...
Only singular transformations
(that remove, add, or replace constitutive
traits) are able to create entirely
new characters.... but what about
the monsoon systems, jet streams, coral
mega-reefs, tropical rainforests, and
iconic landscapes of the Holocene if the
[Global Mean Temperature] rises by two, three, four, or more
degrees? When answering these quintessential
questions, it is natural to search
for the most vulnerable ES components,
i.e., those characteristic features that
will be switched (out) first and (possibly)
irreversibly as the planet warms.
These features are the so-called tipping
elements (TE)...
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