Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-601-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-601-2021
Research article
 | 
03 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 03 Jun 2021

Interacting tipping elements increase risk of climate domino effects under global warming

Nico Wunderling, Jonathan F. Donges, Jürgen Kurths, and Ricarda Winkelmann

Viewed

Total article views: 45,827 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total Supplement BibTeX EndNote
35,838 9,687 302 45,827 1,133 302 344
  • HTML: 35,838
  • PDF: 9,687
  • XML: 302
  • Total: 45,827
  • Supplement: 1,133
  • BibTeX: 302
  • EndNote: 344
Views and downloads (calculated since 03 Apr 2020)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 03 Apr 2020)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 45,827 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 42,759 with geography defined and 3,068 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Discussed (final revised paper)

Latest update: 21 Nov 2024
Download
Short summary
In the Earth system, climate tipping elements exist that can undergo qualitative changes in response to environmental perturbations. If triggered, this would result in severe consequences for the biosphere and human societies. We quantify the risk of tipping cascades using a conceptual but fully dynamic network approach. We uncover that the risk of tipping cascades under global warming scenarios is enormous and find that the continental ice sheets are most likely to initiate these failures.
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint