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The implications of the recently recognized mid-20th century shift in the Earth system

The implications of the recently recognized mid-20th century shift in the Earth system Satellite observations offering detailed records of global environmental change are only available from 1979. Emerging studies combining high-quality instrumental and natural observations highlight that the Earth system experienced a substantial shift across the mid-20th century, one that appears to have taken place before the Great Acceleration of human activities from the 1950s. These new results have far-reaching implications for understanding ice-ocean-atmospheric interactions in the Anthropocene and highlight the urgent need for drastic cuts in carbon emissions to limit the impact of future warming. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Anthropocene Review SAGE

The implications of the recently recognized mid-20th century shift in the Earth system

The Anthropocene Review , Volume 9 (3): 8 – Dec 1, 2022

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021
ISSN
2053-0196
eISSN
2053-020X
DOI
10.1177/2053019621995526
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Abstract

Satellite observations offering detailed records of global environmental change are only available from 1979. Emerging studies combining high-quality instrumental and natural observations highlight that the Earth system experienced a substantial shift across the mid-20th century, one that appears to have taken place before the Great Acceleration of human activities from the 1950s. These new results have far-reaching implications for understanding ice-ocean-atmospheric interactions in the Anthropocene and highlight the urgent need for drastic cuts in carbon emissions to limit the impact of future warming.

Journal

The Anthropocene ReviewSAGE

Published: Dec 1, 2022

Keywords: Antarctic; Anthropocene; Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation; carbon emissions; climate change; Earth system thresholds; Paris Climate Agreement; Southern Ocean; tipping elements; tipping points

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