It flickers, then it tips — study identifies early warning signals for the end of the African humid period

Tipping points in the climate system can be the result of a slow but linear development. However, they can also be accompanied by a ‘flickering’, with two stable climatic states that alternate before a final transition occurs — and the climate tips permanently.
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