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The Climate Tipping Points

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

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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5. Society
Justin Rowlatt asks if human society could itself be on the cusp of its own tipping point?
10 Jun 2022,14 mins
4. Antarctica
Justin Rowlatt asks if Antarctic changes will flood coastal cities for centuries to come?
09 Jun 2022,14 mins
3. Cascading
Will tipping points in the Amazon and in cloud formation accelerate climate change?
08 Jun 2022,14 mins
2. Ocean Circulation
Justin Rowlatt looks at the implications of slowing ocean circulation for climate change.
07 Jun 2022,14 mins
1. The Arctic
Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet
06 Jun 2022,14 mins