Hothouse Earth

Hothouse Earth refers to a potential climate state where deliberate or unintended increases in greenhouse gases cause global temperatures to rise significantly, triggering self-reinforcing feedback loops like ice melt and forest loss. These processes could lead to a planet with extreme heat, rising sea levels, and unstable weather patterns, making ecosystems and human societies more vulnerable. While not an inevitable outcome, it highlights the importance of reducing emissions to prevent reaching such a destabilizing and potentially uninhabitable climate.