The changes could be abrupt and irreversible. We don't know where things may end up.

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  • Author(s): Pearce, Fred (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    New Scientist. 9/14/2019, Vol. 243 Issue 3247, p39-42. 4p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      ROCKSTROM, Johan, 1965-; CLIMATE change; BIOSPHERE; HYDROLOGIC cycle; PARIS Agreement (2016); EFFECT of climate on biodiversity; FRESH water
    • Abstract:
      Ten years ago, Johan Rockström identified nine limits for Earth's life-support systems. We have already exceeded four of them, but he is still cautiously optimistic for our future, he tells Fred Pearce [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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