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CLIMATE ROUNDTABLE - CHASING NEW IDEAS
The ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland:
One of several so-called tipping elements in the
Earth system. These are large-scale features of
our planet, which may undergo major, irreversible
transitions if pushed beyond a threshold by
continued global warming.
Photo © 2013 James Balog, ExtremeIceSurvey, EarthVision Trust
