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Selon une nouvelle étude à laquelle a contribué l’Institut de recherche sur l’impact climatique de Potsdam (PIK), quatre éléments clés du système climatique terrestre sont en train de se déstabiliser. Les chercheurs ont analysé les interconnexions entre quatre éléments de basculement majeurs : la calotte glaciaire du Groenland, la circulation méridienne de retournement de l’Atlantique (AMOC), la forêt amazonienne et le système de mousson sud-américain. Tous quatre montrent des signes de diminution de leur résilience, ce qui augmente le risque de changements brusques et potentiellement irréversibles.

22 of the planet’s 34 vital signs are at record levels, with many of them continuing to trend sharply in the wrong direction. This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual “State of the climate” report. The report was prepared by an international coalition with contribution from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and led by Oregon State University scientists. Published today in BioScience, it cites global data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in proposing “high-impact” strategies.

Four key parts of the Earth’s climate system are destabilising, according to a new study with contributions from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Researchers analysed the interconnections of four major tipping elements: the Greenland ice sheet, the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), the Amazon rainforest and the South American monsoon system. All four show signs of diminished resilience, raising the risk of abrupt and potentially irreversible changes.