On May 11, the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, measured 421.37 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere, besting the previous record of 418.95 ppm set in May 2021.
The new daily record comes after April recorded the a new average monthly record of 410 ppm of atmospheric CO2 for the first time in recorded history.
“It is very concerning, extremely worrisome,” Peter Tans, senior climate scientist at NOAA, told the Financial Times. “This last decade, the rate of increase has never been higher, and we are still on the same path. We’re going in the wrong direction at maximum speed.”
feverjr Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Trouble with you
Is the trouble with me
Got two good eyes
But you still don’t see
Come round the bend
You know it’s the end
The fireman screams
And the engine just gleams
mourdac Premium Member almost 2 years ago
90% of coal and 60% of petroleum useages would have to be curtailed by 2030 to keep temp increases below that critical 1.5 to 2 degree C.
martens almost 2 years ago
On May 11, the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, measured 421.37 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere, besting the previous record of 418.95 ppm set in May 2021.
The new daily record comes after April recorded the a new average monthly record of 410 ppm of atmospheric CO2 for the first time in recorded history.
“It is very concerning, extremely worrisome,” Peter Tans, senior climate scientist at NOAA, told the Financial Times. “This last decade, the rate of increase has never been higher, and we are still on the same path. We’re going in the wrong direction at maximum speed.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/another-extremely-worrisome-climate-change-record-set-180918657.html