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Report: Earth has reached its first catastrophic climate tipping point

The Earth has reached its first climate tipping point, with large-scale die-offs of warm-water coral reefs indicating the severe impact of global warming. A climate tipping point refers to a threshold in the climate system at which it shifts from one stable state to another. With global temperatures already 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels – passing the 1.2 degrees Celsius threshold, impacts of crossing this tipping point are already emerging. Also in today's newsletter, learn how China's "two mountains" concept can inspire global biodiversity and sustainability efforts, and how climate change is altering emperor penguin habitats.

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