The second alarming point is that when the complexity of a system reaches its corresponding critical threshold (critical complexity) the system in question becomes very fragile and therefore vulnerable.

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If man-made greenhouse gas emissions are approaching a critical threshold, as the UN's climate experts suggest, the time spent on projects that abate relatively rare gases, but command artificially large profits, may prove a costly distraction.

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An MSF study at the camp last November revealed a critical nutrition situation, with mortality rates above the emergency threshold for children under two years old.

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Even before the latest influx of refugees, the nutritional situation was critical, with a study by Doctors Without Borders in November revealing mortality rates above the emergency threshold for children under 2 years old.

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