Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere hit record high in May

The measurement is the highest seasonal peak recorded in 61 years of observations on top of Hawaii’s largest volcano and the seventh consecutive year of steep global increases in concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to data published today by NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanographyoffsite link. The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere increases every year, and the rate of increase is accelerating. CO2 and the Keeling Curve

The highest monthly mean CO2 value of the year occurs in May, just before plants start to remove large amounts of the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere during the northern hemisphere growing season.

Source: www.noaa.gov