Earth Health Check: Seven of Nine Safe Limits Breached

Seven of nine planetary boundaries, or safe limits for Earth's health, are breached, according to the Planetary Health Check 2026 published by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research on Sept. 21, 2026. They are Climate Change, Biosphere Integrity, Land System Change, Freshwater Use, Biogeochemical Flows, Novel Entities and Ocean Acidification.