A grim signal: Atmospheric CO2 soared in 2024

A grim signal: Atmospheric CO2 soared in 2024

Scientists are worried because they can’t fully explain the big jump, but it might mean that carbon absorption is slowing down.

A Grim Signal: Atmospheric CO2 Soared in 2024 - Inside Climate News

Scientists are worried because they can’t fully explain the big jump, but they think it might mean that carbon absorption by forests, fields and wetlands is slowing down—a major problem for the world.

Bad news is coming from the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The increase between years is the largest ever recorded. Meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson points out this fact and refers to the NOAA summary. The jump between the years 2023 and 2024 can be seen in the accompanying image. This is a greater increase than since the beginning of measurements, in 1960. The NOAA summary shows that carbon dioxide increased more between the ye…

A grim signal: Atmospheric CO2 soared in 2024 - WorldNL Magazine

The unprecedented increase of atmospheric CO2 is just one of several red lights flashing on the climate dashboard. This graph shows the annual mean growth rates of carbon dioxide, with decadal averages shown as horizontal lines across the bars. The largest spike shown in 2024 represents an annual increase of 3.75 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the air. It is the largest yearly increase since measurements started in the 1950s. Credit: NO…

Kraftig økning i CO₂ i atmosfæren

Aldri har det vært en kraftigere økning i mengden CO₂ i atmosfæren enn fra 2023 til 2024. Klimaforskere frykter at det betyr at vi får mindre hjelp fra jordkloden til å bremse klimaendringene.

A Grim Signal: Atmospheric CO2 Soared in 2024 - EUROPE SAYS

The latest anomaly in the climate system that can’t be fully explained by researchers is a record annual jump in the global mean concentration of carbon