"If Earth were a hospital patient, it would likely be lying in the intensive care unit that's the overall message from the new Planet Health Check 2025 report published by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). "Right now, many parameters are outside the normal range, meaning they are classified as poor, and the patient Earth is in danger,""
"Researchers developed the benchmark for the Planetary Health Check in 2009. It revolves around the concept of planetary boundaries and outlines what humans need to do to avoid overburdening the planet. The green circle in the graphic represents the safe zone. When a boundary is exceeded, the area turns orange, indicating an increasing risk, and then red, meaning severe consequences. Researchers have identified nine boundaries, which, if exceeded, can put Earth's life support systems at risk, and with them, the foundation for human survival."
The Planet Health Check 2025 finds many Earth system parameters outside safe limits and rising toward severe risk. Seven of nine planetary boundaries have been breached, threatening biosphere integrity, climate stability and other critical systems that underpin human survival. The assessment uses a green-orange-red framework and a benchmark established in 2009 to indicate safe, risky and severe states. Multiple system failures can interact and amplify harms, creating compound threats to resilience. Breaching boundaries endangers essential life-support services, but monitoring thresholds and targeted mitigation can guide recovery and reduce further harm.
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