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NASA Warns About Dangerous Tipping Point

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Research conducted by NASA has revealed that moderate additional” greenhouse emissions are likely to push Earth past “critical tipping points” with “dangerous consequences for the planet.” It nothing will be done to reduce the effects of pollution, according to the NASA/Columbia paper, “it becomes impractical” to avoid “disastrous effects.”

The paper warns about the rapid sea-level rise, increased frequency of droughts and floods, and increased stress on wildlife and plants. The new NASA release concentrates on the danger of “strong amplifying feedbacks” pushing Earth past “dangerous tipping points.”

As the tipping points pass, “there is an acceleration, potentially uncontrollable, of emissions of vast natural stores of greenhouse gas,” according to Hansen, who reviewed the study for ABC News today.