Carbon dioxide levels hit record last year, causing more extreme weather

Emissions from burning coal, oil and gas, alongside more wildfires, have helped fan a ‘vicious climate cycle’, the UN’s ...

World's carbon dioxide levels hit a record high in 2024: Report

Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more ...

Carbon dioxide in atmosphere reaches new high, World Meteorological Organization says

Carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's atmosphere reached a new record high in 2024, the World Meteorological Organization said ...

UN agency says CO2 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather

The United Nations weather agency said carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached record highs last year, intensifying ...

Carbon dioxide levels hit new high, locking in overheating of Earth for centuries, WMO warns

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more ...
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There's a Problem With Earth's 'New' Oceanic Carbon Sink

A newly discovered global "thermostat" is a momentous discovery, but don't hope for it to offset the human impacts of climate ...
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What Is Carbon? Life's Most Crucial Element, Explained

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most abundant and perhaps the most important to human life. Everywhere you look, ...

Global plants' carbon cost for nitrogen uptake surpasses forest fire emissions, study finds

A team led by Prof. Liu Xueyan from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new ...
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Mars’s Ancient Carbon Cycle: How Rocks on Mars Tell the Story of a Vanishing Climate

Mars, the enigmatic Red Planet, has long captivated humanity with its stark, seemingly barren landscape. Today, it’s a cold, dry world – a shadow of its once-vibrant past. But what if this desolate ...