During a year of extremes, #carbondioxide levels surge faster than ever
The two-year increase in #KeelingCurve peak is the largest on record
“Not only is #CO2 now at the highest level in millions of years, it is also rising faster than ever,” said Keeling. “Each year achieves a higher maximum due to fossil-fuel burning, which releases pollution in the form of carbon dioxide into the #atmosphere. #Fossilfuel pollution just keeps building up, much like trash in a landfill.”
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/during-year-of-extremes-carbon-dioxide-levels-surge-faster-than-ever
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