Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere just hit a ‘depressing’ new record
www.scientificamerican.com
These data come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory, which may soon be shut down because of proposed government budget cuts

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The amount of carbon dioxide detected in the atmosphere hit a record high in April. CO2 levels averaged about 431 parts per million (ppm) over that month, according to data collected at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

    • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      indeed…and every new year we hear this is the year emissions stabilise before going down, before they then go up…again.