Carbon dioxide hits record growth for 2nd year in a row

In 2016, carbon dioxide measured at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Baseline Atmospheric Observatory rose by 3ppm to hit an alarming 405.1 ppm.

Carbon dioxide levels over the last two years have grown at an unprecedented rate, in what scientists are now calling a ‘real shock to the atmosphere.’

Between 2015 and 2017, levels rose by 6 parts per million – and already this year, CO2 recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory remains well above the ‘tipping point.’

Scientists say the trend observed in recent years is up to 200 times faster than what was seen after the last Ice Age, with this being the fifth consecutive year carbon dioxide rose by 2ppm or greater.

Source: Carbon dioxide hits record growth for 2nd year in a row | Daily Mail Online