Overshoot: The world is hitting point of no return on climate
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by Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360February 8, 2026
With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice sheets to the death of the Amazon rainforest — that could not be reversed.
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Originally published on Grist on 2/8/2026