Greenpeace activists hold a sign reading "Cop 30: Act for forests", as they project slogans onto Brazil's National Congress to urge COP30 negotiators to protect forests and the Amazon as part of efforts to combat the climate crisis, outside Brazil's National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 11, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse.
The warning in the Global Tipping Points report by 160 researchers worldwide, which synthesizes groundbreaking scienceto estimate points of no return, comes just weeks ahead of this year's COP30 climate summit being held at the edge of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
