This November 2019 Nature article penned by acclaimed climate scientists , warns that there is mounting evidence that climate tipping points such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or West Antarctic ice sheet, are more probable than previously thought. The article implores politicians and economists to act on emissions before committing the world to long-term irreversible change.
Authors: Timothy M. Lenton, Johan Rockström, Owen Gaffney, Stefan Rahmstorf, Katherine Richardson, Will Steffen & Hans Joachim Schellnhuber.