Read by Alex Southwick

Every system - natural or human - has a breaking point. Ice sheets collapse, forests burn, markets crash, societies fracture. Now, as the planet edges toward a cascade of irreversible shifts, humanity faces its own moment of balance. In Tipping Points, Alex Southwick examines the fragile thresholds that define our age - from the melting Arctic permafrost to the strain on global food networks and the fraying bonds of political trust. Drawing on science, history, and on-the-ground reporting, Southwick reveals how these crises intertwine, amplifying one another into a single planetary reckoning. Yet this is also a story of resilience. Across the world, communities, cities, and movements are learning to adapt - not by returning to the old normal, but by building something entirely new. Sweeping in scope yet intimate in its insight, Tipping Points is a profound exploration of how climate chaos doesn't just threaten civilization - it's already redefining what civilization means

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