The Climate Tipping Points

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1. The Arctic2022060620220714 (R4)Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet

Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet

2. Ocean Circulation2022060720220721 (R4)Justin Rowlatt looks at the implications of slowing ocean circulation for climate change.

Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet

3. Cascading2022060820220728 (R4)Will tipping points in the Amazon and in cloud formation accelerate climate change?

Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet

4. Antarctica2022060920220804 (R4)Justin Rowlatt discusses how close we are to triggering an irreversible collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet, which could cause floods in every coastal city, from London to Tokyo, in the next two to three centuries. In this series, he discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet.

Producer: Laurence Knight

Justin Rowlatt asks if Antarctic changes will flood coastal cities for centuries to come?

Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet

05Society2022061020220811 (R4)Justin Rowlatt asks whether humanity itself is on the cusp of its own tipping point - one that will galvanise us to take rapid unprecedented action in order to contain the worst effects of climate change. In this series, he discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet.

Producer: Laurence Knight

Justin Rowlatt asks if human society could itself be on the cusp of its own tipping point?

Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet