The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

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Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever before, putting hopes of limiting warming in jeopardy. For more than 60 years, scientists at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii have ...

Earth inhales and exhales carbon, indicating where and when vegetation is growing (sucking up carbon dioxide) or dying off ...

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached an all-time record high last month, after growing at one of the fastest rates on record, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report ...

Levels of planet-heating carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere are rising “faster than ever,” according to a report published Thursday. That spells serious disruption for the climate in decades to come ...

The average level of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere climbed by the largest amount on record between 2023 and 2024, the World Meteorological Organization said Thursday. Human activities, mainly ...

Despite rising awareness about global climate change and its devastating impacts, carbon dioxide levels keep treading in the wrong direction. This year’s annual increase of CO2 levels is one of the ...

Years ago, I took a sabbatical from work and volunteered at the Houston Museum giving student tours. Students were interested in the dinosaur exhibit that included the skeleton of a diplodocus, a ...