Understanding and Navigating Tipping Points: What You Need to Know
Tipping points are critical thresholds in environmental systems, where small changes can lead to drastic and often irreversible consequences. These moments hold the potential to severely disrupt the Earth’s life-support systems, affecting everything from climate patterns to biodiversity. In April, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a stark warning: the world’s coral reefs are undergoing a global bleaching event. Bleaching occurs when corals, stressed by rising ocean temperatures, expel the symbiotic algae essential for their survival. This phenomenon has
