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Wednesday June 16th, 2021 night edition

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BERLIN (AFP) - The tipping point for irreversible global warming may have already been triggered, the scientist who led the biggest expedition to the Arctic warned Tuesday (June 15).

"The disappearance of summer sea ice in the Arctic is one of the first landmines in this minefield, one of the tipping points that we set off first when we push warming too far," said Dr Markus Rex.

"And one can essentially ask if we haven't already stepped on this mine and already set off the beginning of the explosion.".

Dr Rex led the world's biggest mission to the North Pole, an expedition involving 300 scientists from 20 countries.

The expedition returned to Germany in October after 389 days drifting through the North Pole, bringing home devastating proof of a dying Arctic Ocean and warnings of ice-free summers in just decades.

The €140 million (S$225 million) expedition also brought back 150 terabytes of data and more than 1,000 ice samples.

"Only the evaluation in the next years will allow us to determine if we can still save the year-round Arctic sea ice through forceful climate protection or whether we have already passed this important tipping point in the climate system," he added. »

'Unplanned' outages hit Texas power plants in soaring temperatures

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Officials with Texas' power grid operator pleaded with residents Monday to limit their electrical usage amid soaring temperatures and a series of mechanical problems at power plants.

A spokeswoman for the group told reporters that the outages accounted for more than 12,000 megawatts, enough to power 2.4 million homes.

A senior official with ERCOT, Warren Lasher, said it wasn't clear why there were so many unplanned outages. »

Upwards of 40% of workers are thinking about quitting their jobs

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Surveys show anywhere from 25% to upwards of 40% of workers are thinking about quitting their jobs.

"I don't envy the challenge that human resources faces right now," says Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at Texas A&M University.

But, but, but: The big churn could ultimately be good for workers and employers. »