Despite observing natural fluctuations in CO2 levels in the past ... is the fastest in recorded history. As the scientists indicated, measurements of carbon dioxide concentration at Mauna Loa ...

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest level in modern history and 50% higher than in preindustrial times, according to new findings from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency ...

It is timely, then, to highlight some important historical facts related to global warming and climate science. 1800-1870: The industrial revolution begins with coal, railroads, land clearing and ...

The rapid increase in CO2 is "incompatible" with the international pledge to try to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, the Met Office says. This was the ambitious goal ...

This technique requires only a 1 cm thick ice sample, enabling unprecedented accuracy in tracing historical CO2 levels. By uncovering how greenhouse gases influenced the Earth’s climate millions ...

Arctic permafrost contains twice as much carbon as the atmosphere. But the researchers found that the thawings—which expel stores of carbon dioxide sequestered deep in frozen vegetation—were not ...

The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere measured by a weather station at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii increased by 3.58 parts per million in 2024 – the biggest jump since records ...