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Antarctica heads towards Climate Tipping Point by 2060

May 22 , 2021 1157 days 842 0
  • An Iceberg recently carved off from the continent of Antarctica.
  • This iceberg is now the largest iceberg in the world.
  • It has been named as A-76.
  • The Ice Berg is 170 kilometres long and 25 kilometres wide.
  • The ice berg was spotted by a European Space Agency satellite called Copernicus Sentinel.

Note

  • A new study states that Antarctica ice sheets are headed towards Climate Tipping Points by 2060.
  • Climate Tipping Point is the threshold that leads to large changes in the state of the system.
  • It is defined as an irreversible change in the climate system.

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