Podcast series from the Met Office investigating climate - the underlying science and the challenges we face from a warming planet.

Episode 2: Tipping Points

In this episode we look at climate tipping points - the mechanisms by which parts of the climate system may undergo irreversible change.

Joining presenter Dr. Doug McNeall is Professor Tim Lenton, Director of the Global Systems Institute and Chair in Climate Change and Earth System Science at the University of Exeter.

Contributing speakers are:

Dr. Richard Wood, Climate, Cryosphere and Oceans Group Lead, Met Office Hadley Centre.

Dr. Ed Blockley, Polar Climate Group Lead, Met Office

Dr. Liana Anderson, Rsearcher at the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) in Brazil

Dr. Johannes Lohmann, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Copenhagen

Producers Clare Nasir and Grahame Madge

Series Editor: Adrian Holloway

Music: Dan Autiero

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