Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas produced by natural processes and everyday human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels. The numbers here are from measurement of the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere made daily atop Hawaii's Mount Mauna Loa. Records have been kept since 1958.
CO2 level for Sept. 29
408.22, up three points in past year
By jim williams
September 30, 2019 at 7:13PM
Carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is measured in parts per million -- ppm.
Sept. 29, 2019 -- 408.22 ppm
Sept. 29, 2018 -- 405.35 ppm
Go to scripps.ucsd.edu for more detailed information.
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