‘Climate free fall’: why the biggest risk to our economies has yet to be recognized0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• July 14, 2026

I have studied climate tipping points.1 for more than 20 years, and I am increasingly concerned that scientists have overlooked the most dangerous aspect of these for societies. The possible collapse of important parts of the Earth system (from ice sheets to ocean circulations) will profoundly alter the planet’s warming and tilt it irreversibly toward