Sentences with phrase «irreversible consequences»

Printed in disappearing ink, this work reminds us of the precarious and irreversible consequences of human actions.

We can no longer exclude the possibility that our collective actions will trigger tipping points, risking abrupt and irreversible consequences for human communities and ecological systems.

The planet has entered a new era of irreversible consequences from climate change.

One is jailed, and the other is lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast, which comes with irreversible consequences.

The danger of uncontrollable and irreversible consequences necessarily raises the question of whether it is feasible to extract CO2 from the atmosphere on a large enough scale to affect climate change.

Slow feedbacks are important because they affect climate sensitivity and because their instigation is related to the danger of passing «points of no return», beyond which irreversible consequences become inevitable, out of humanity's control.

Slow feedbacks are important because they affect climate sensitivity and because their instigation is related to the danger of passing «points of no return», beyond which irreversible consequences become inevitable, out of humanity's control.

It is also clear that ecological tipping points can be crossed if we push this process too far, with potentially irreversible consequences as overgrazed grassland tips into desert, or as degraded tropical forest dries out and burns over vast areas of Indonesia and Brazil.

IF THERE ARE NOT DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE IRREVERSIBLE CONSEQUENCES TO PET - OWNERS \» CRIMINALLY - NEGLIGENT AND CRIMINALLY - IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIORS AND VALUES THEN THEY LEARN ABSOLUTELY * NOTHING *.

Consider purchasing a specially designed pet seatbelt, carrier or barrier to avoid irreversible consequences due to distractions or other mishaps.

Through the process of creating these pieces, she meticulously examines our inability to learn from our mistakes, resulting in irreversible consequences affecting all living beings, as well as the Earth we inhabit.

But the organisations say biofuels policies are expanding palm oil plantations, and this has devastating and often irreversible consequences including land grabs, hunger, rising greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation.

«We will not know until 2020 if the Copenhagen Accord pledges will be met, but if our results are a reliable guide, countries may end up emitting even more than they pledged — with potentially profound and possibly irreversible consequences.

Leaving the work under the Paris Agreement that is already weak enough for the year 2020 leaves us with four years of inaction that will have irreversible consequences such as the disappearance of small island nations, threatening of agriculture and food security, displacement of frontline communities, health problems like never before.

Global warming beyond the limits prescribed in the Paris Agreement, Eyasu said, will threaten irreversible consequences, including crop failure, disease, and flooding.

If we fail to act now, it is scientifically irrefutable that there will be catastrophic and irreversible consequences for humanity and our planet.

The danger of uncontrollable and irreversible consequences necessarily raises the question of whether it is feasible to extract CO2 from the atmosphere on a large enough scale to affect climate change.

Cumulatively, consumption of highly processed foods and excess calories has led pets to suffer from a variety of health problems having potentially irreversible consequences, including obesity, arthritis, periodontal disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Another eliminator is to look at outcomes with irreversible consequences, then concentrate on the outcomes you know you could recover from.

(He should shield them, if possible, from mistakes which have disastrous or irreversible consequences.)

(b) To block a precipitous, impulsive action with serious, irreversible consequences.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which results from the long term, irreversible consequences of repeated mild head impacts, is a progressive disorder with now well characterised neuropathology.

If we remain timid and hold back the engine of ingenuity, we could experience unimaginable and irreversible consequences.

«It seems to be a circumscribed manifestation of a widespread, older belief that has been labeled «infant determinism,» the idea that a critical period early in development has irreversible consequences for the rest of a child's life,» the researchers wrote in their analysis.

A significant part of the restoration process is the planning stage as it is vital that mistakes are not made that have irreversible consequences.

Due to the time sensitive nature of the irreversible consequences of saddle thrombus, as well as the severe pain that saddle thrombus causes, it is strongly recommended that one seek immediate veterinary care for one's cat if saddle thrombus is suspected.

Under the spotlight of irreversible consequences, even the most mundane game design errors become more noticeable and toxic, ruining the game for some players.

But they in the end gave in and accepted that climate change will have irreversible consequences.

Given this focus, the analytic emphasis of this chapter is on people and systems that may be adversely affected by climate change, particularly where impacts could have serious and / or irreversible consequences.

In an open letter to President Obama and the U.S. Congress, they declared: «If we fail to act now, it is scientifically irrefutable that there will be catastrophic and irreversible consequences for humanity and our planet.»

Failing to do so may lead to irreversible consequences.

More than being angry with the alienating parent, I'm more concerned about family court judges» unwillingness to recognize a crime with negative, irreversible consequences that have long been documented and extensively researched in psychological science.