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Is This the ABSOLUTE Worst CaseTipping Point?
Season 7
Episode 8
Venus may have once had oceans and a mild climate—until a runaway greenhouse effect pushed it past a tipping point. In this episode of Weathered, Maiya May explores how volcanic carbon, extreme CO₂, and even collapsing stratocumulus clouds could destabilize a planet’s climate. Earth isn’t becoming Venus—but studying Venus shows what happens when a planet loses its brakes.
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12:53
Maiya breaks down new research showing the impacts of accelerated sea level rise.
14:41
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Maiya May talks with scientist Tim Lenton about Earth systems at risk of crossing tipping points.
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