Global Risks: A Worldwide Climate Challenge

Explore the full spectrum of climate risks threatening the planet, from extreme weather and rising seas to health and economic disruptions, all driven by a warming world.

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Tipping Points.

The polar regions are the control centre for our climate system, and they are undergoing rapid change that drives global risk for all of us.

Earth scientists have identified 16 key climate tipping points and nine out of those 16 are in the polar regions. Five of the six that are closest to tipping (highlighted in red on the map) are in the poles.

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Extreme Weather

Polar warming disrupts the jet stream, causing heatwaves and floods worldwide.

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Health Crises

Warming unlocks diseases and increases heat stress, impacting global health.

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Food Insecurity

Polar change risks simultaneous crop failures, leading to global food shortages.

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Sea Level Rise

Melting ice sheets and warming oceans raise sea levels, displacing 150 million people from coastal communities by 2050.

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Heat Stress

Heat stress is a growing global risk, exacerbated by climate change.

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Water insecurity

Water insecurity is a critical global risk intensified by climate change.

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Socio Economic Impacts

Climate change intensifies socio-economic disparities, disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities and economies.

SDG Wheel

Explore SDG Solutions

The Arctic plays a bigger role in the success of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) than has ever been considered.

To achieve the SDGs we need the Arctic.

Explore how our solutions align with these goals:

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