![Ecological doom-loops: Why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected – new research](/content/images/size/w600/2023/06/www-0606.jpg)
Climate Change
— Using computer models to simulate how different stresses and events can trigger tipping points in forests, lakes, lagoons and islands, scientists warn that more than 20% of the world’s ecosystems are at risk of collapsing due to human pressures and climate extremes.