Citizens Guide to Climate Change
Readings for Week 3 of A Citizens Guide to Climate Change
October 12, 2018
Domino-effect of climate events could move Earth into a ‘hothouse’ state
Leading scientists warn that passing such a point would make efforts to reduce emissions increasingly futile
Jonathan Watts. The Guardian. 7 Aug 2018.
Don’t despair – climate change catastrophe can still be averted
Simon Lewis. The Guardian. August 7, 2018.
We’re getting dangerously close to a climate death spiral, new study warns
Why Trump’s reelection may push us over the cliff. JOE ROMM, AUG 9, 2018
Original journal article
Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene
Will Steffen, Johan Rockström, Katherine Richardson, Timothy M. Lenton, Carl Folke, Diana Liverman, Colin P. Summerhayes, Anthony D. Barnosky, Sarah E. Cornell, Michel Crucifix, Jonathan F. Donges, Ingo Fetzer, Steven J. Lade, Marten Scheffer, Ricarda Winkelmann, and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber.
PNAS published ahead of print August 6, 2018.
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