Earth faces new hothouse risk
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Scientists warned that the Earth was closer than previously thought to climate tipping points that could trigger self-reinforcing warming and lock the planet into a harder-to-reverse "hothouse Earth."
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by Tim Stephens
‘The world is closer than thought to a “point of no return” after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped, scientists have said.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
‘The world is closer than thought to a “point of no return” after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped, scientists have said.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
February 11, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Very disturbing set of news.. 1) point-of-no-return climate warming getting closer, and 2) it is a scientific fact that scientific warnings don't work anymore (if they have ever) (the second post in this thread quoted below)
‘Point-of-no-return’: Lock-in of a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, warn scientists
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Very disturbing set of news.. 1) point-of-no-return climate warming getting closer, and 2) it is a scientific fact that scientific warnings don't work anymore (if they have ever) (the second post in this thread quoted below)
by Tim Stephens
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February 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Individual climate action is crucial.
And here are ways to really find your climate “superpowers”!
And here are ways to really find your climate “superpowers”!
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Jussi T. Eronen
‘Point-of-no-return’: Lock-in of a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, warn scientists
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
‘Point-of-no-return’: Lock-in of a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, warn scientists
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Almost certainly. Also one expects exponential rather than linear growth so long as amelioration is weak. Percentage change not linear change in CO2. Scary.
🆕 Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilisation than previously thought. Crossing key temperature thresholds could trigger feedback loops, pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory. Study by @oregonstate.edu, @iiasa.ac.at & PIK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Almost certainly. Also one expects exponential rather than linear growth so long as amelioration is weak. Percentage change not linear change in CO2. Scary.
by Luke Martell
“Policymakers and the public remain largely unaware of the risks posed by what would effectively be a point-of-no-return transition". Most people are unaware. Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say […]
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February 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
“Policymakers and the public remain largely unaware of the risks posed by what would effectively be a point-of-no-return transition". Most people are unaware. Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say […]
Reposted by Bryan D. Jones
🆕 Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilisation than previously thought. Crossing key temperature thresholds could trigger feedback loops, pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory. Study by @oregonstate.edu, @iiasa.ac.at & PIK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
🆕 Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilisation than previously thought. Crossing key temperature thresholds could trigger feedback loops, pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory. Study by @oregonstate.edu, @iiasa.ac.at & PIK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The EPA will denounce its landmark ruling the greenhouse gases contribute to global warming just as new data shows the the pace of global warming has picked up in recent years. Links below
February 11, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The EPA will denounce its landmark ruling the greenhouse gases contribute to global warming just as new data shows the the pace of global warming has picked up in recent years. Links below