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"FEEDBACK LOOPS WILL BE NEGATIVE"

Domino effect could heat up Earth by 5 degrees Celsius — despite Paris climate deal

Even if the Paris Agreement is successfully implemented, the planet could still heat up by 5 degrees Celsius, scientists warn. This "hothouse" climate would make parts of the world uninhabitable.

'Climate domino effect

As a result of these feedback processes and tipping points that lead to abrupt changes in the climate system, forests and permafrost transform themselves from "friends" that store CO2 and other greenhouse gases like methane into "enemies" that uncontrollably release stored emissions into the atmosphere.

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"These tipping elements can potentially act like a row of dominos. Once one is pushed over, it pushes Earth toward another. It may be very difficult or impossible to stop the whole row of dominoes from tumbling over," he said. The Earth would then warm at an accelerating tempo — even if humans stopped producing greenhouse gases entirely.

"Places on Earth will become uninhabitable if 'hothouse Earth' becomes the reality," Rockström added.

— "What we are really doing is understanding ever better our role in the Earth's system, and acting accordingly," Richardson added. "We would be screwed if we didn't recognize the fact that we are just not doing enough." '

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