Listen 4 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareDespite rising awareness about global climate change and its devastating impacts, carbon dioxide levels keep treading in the wrong direction. The rises in carbon dioxide levels do not astonish climate scientists who have tracked them over time. Carbon dioxide pollution, a key greenhouse gas, amplifies extreme weather events, such as heat waves, drought and wildfires, as well as precipitation and flooding. One is through direct measures of CO2 levels in the atmosphere — as Scripps scientists have been doing at the Mauna Loa observatory. AdvertisementAs levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide continue to surge, leaders around the world face mounting pressure to commit to more aggressive plans to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2023 02:43 UTC