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Plastic packaging waste on the beach. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Global study: Food and beverage packaging is a major source of plastic pollution on beaches

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A study by One Earth, based on more than 5,000 beach surveys, found that food packaging, corks, and plastic bottles lead marine pollution.
Climatic tipping points are critical thresholds in Earth's systems – such as the oceans, ice sheets and forests – where warming can push the climate to a new state. Once the threshold is crossed, the changes are difficult to reverse and can set off a chain reaction that affects ecosystems, extreme weather events and the global climate. Credit: ESA

Accelerated warming could lock Earth into a greenhouse orbit, warn One Earth researchers

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Analysis of 16 “tipping points” suggests that the accumulation of feedbacks – from forests to glaciers and oceans – could accelerate warming even if emissions fall in the future, creating a “desert” of climate stability
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