Tipping point (Climate change)
A climate tipping point is reached when a slight change in external factors leads to a disproportionately large and nonlinear response in a specific part of the climate system, resulting in a qualitative shift in its future state. Human-induced climate change can push various large-scale “tipping elements” beyond their tipping points. These elements may include the Atlantic thermohaline circulation, West Antarctic ice sheet, Greenland ice sheet, Amazon rainforest, boreal forests, West African monsoon, Indian summer monsoon, and El Niño/Southern Oscillation.
