Climate tipping points: understanding the impacts of a changing cryosphere
Climate change isn’t always slow and steady—sometimes small shifts trigger large, potentially irreversible changes, and sometimes surprising changes in the climate system known as tipping points.
This video explores why tipping points in the Earth’s frozen regions—the cryosphere—are so critical, how melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica could drive dramatic sea level rise, and what scientists are doing to predict and prepare for these changes. From global impacts to local communities, learn why understanding tipping points is key to protecting our future.
Speakers:
- Prof. Thomas Stocker, WMO Scientific Advisory Panel, University of Bern
- Prof. Tim Naish, Chair, World Weather Research Programme, Victoria University of Wellington
- Prof. Amanda Lynch, Chair, WMO Research Board, Brown University
- Dr. Daniela Liggett, Co-Chair World Weather Research Programme PCAPS Project, University of Canterbury