Climate tipping points
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PERMAFROST
Events: Wildfires, thawing
Consequences: High CO2 and methane emissions
AMAZON RAINFOREST
Events: Deforestation, carbon saturation
Consequences: Transformation of carbon sink to carbon source
ATLANTIC OCEAN CURRENT
Events: Weakening, may stop completely
Consequences: Increase in monsoons in Africa and Asia, decrease in North America
OCEANS
Events: Acidification, deoxygenation
Consequences: Threatens maritime ecosystem and affects currents
GREENLAND ICE SHEET
Events: At least partial melting
Consequences: Rising sea levels, submerging coasts
WEST ANTARCTICA'S ICE SHEET
Events: At least partial melting
Consequences: Rising sea levels, submerging coasts
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
