Current Situation
The IPCC states that global warming "could lead to some effects that are abrupt or irreversible".
In an article in Science, Alley et al. said "it is conceivable that human forcing of climate change is increasing the probability of large, abrupt events. Were such an event to recur, the economic and ecological impacts could be large and potentially serious."
Read more about this topic: Abrupt Climate Change
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