""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."
Seven of nine planetary boundaries have been breached, endangering Earth's life-support systems and human survival. Many planetary parameters are outside the normal range and are classified as poor, comparable to a patient in intensive care. Exceeded boundaries shift from green (safe) to orange (increasing risk) and red (severe consequences). The biosphere has reached Code Red. Historical progression shows three boundaries exceeded in 2009, four in 2015, and six in 2023, with the count now at seven. Multiple failing systems can amplify each other's impacts, but targeted interventions can still reduce risks.
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