Climate Tipping Points: what this star will be
Some parts of the climate shift slowly, then cross a line they cannot recross.
By Constellate · 9 September 2026 · the short form
Climate Tipping Points is a star on the Constellate sky: placed by meaning, named, and connected to the stars around it. This is the short form of its post: the line it carries, the area we colour Earth, and what stands beside it today.
The line it carries on the sky: Some parts of the climate shift slowly, then cross a line they cannot recross.
What stands beside it
The stars nearest to it are The Carbon Cycle, Climate Feedbacks, Phase Transitions and The Ocean Conveyor. When Climate Tipping Points opens, the conversation will land it among them, with a line drawn to each idea it touches.
Ask for this star
Every star is lit by demand. Ask for Climate Tipping Points and it moves up the list; when it opens, this post becomes the full essay. The open stars beside it can be walked today, and the first concept of every course is free.