Carbon Dioxide Levels atop Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii

Hey everyone,

I came across an interesting article in the NY Times today about the rising carbon dioxide levels being measured over Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii. According to the article, scientists have measured CO2 levels at ~400 parts per million in the atmosphere above the volcano. This is almost ~100 parts per million more than the past average levels of CO2. This level of carbon dioxide has not been seen in the Earth's atmosphere for almost 3 million years, before human beings evolved, and scientists believe we will be seeing many more changes in climate and sea levels because of this. If anyone is interested, the link to the article is Here. It talks more about the implications of such high levels of CO2 and where the highest emissions are coming from, etc.


- Alexandria