The trend line is black. Actual readings at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii in red. CO2 levels in the atmosphere now stand at 387 parts per million (ppm), up almost 40% since the industrial revolution and the highest for at least the last 650,000 years. Scientists say that Earth could be loosing it's natural ability to absorb more CO2.
Monday, May 12, 2008
CO2 at Record Levels
The trend line is black. Actual readings at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii in red. CO2 levels in the atmosphere now stand at 387 parts per million (ppm), up almost 40% since the industrial revolution and the highest for at least the last 650,000 years. Scientists say that Earth could be loosing it's natural ability to absorb more CO2.