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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jonathan Watts Global environment editor

Ecological tipping points could occur much sooner than expected, study finds

Deforestation of the Amazon, near Santarém, Brazil.
Deforestation of the Amazon, near Santarém, Brazil. Photograph: Brazil Photos/LightRocket/Getty Images

Ecological collapse is likely to start sooner than previously believed, according to a new study that models how tipping points can amplify and accelerate one another.

Based on these findings, the authors warn that more than a fifth of ecosystems worldwide, including the Amazon rainforest, are at risk of a catastrophic breakdown within a human lifetime.

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