With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice sheets to the death of the Amazon rainforest — that could not be reversed.
Eh, I don’t think it’s so bad a term. Some scientists prefer it because in some places it’s getting colder, and some fools use that as an argument.
I know, they are not scientist of language & effective communication in a political environment.
One must know what causes the problem, to be able instill solution(s).