Analysis: It was 84 degrees near the Arctic Ocean this weekend as carbon dioxide hit its highest level in human history
Carbon dioxide levels from approximately 1750 to present. By Jason Samenow Jason Samenow Editor and writer covering weather and climate Email Bio Follow May 14 at 9:53 AM Over the weekend, the climate system sounded simultaneous alarms. Near the entrance to the Arctic Ocean in northwest Russia, the temperature surged to 84 degrees Fahrenheit . Meanwhile, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere eclipsed 415 parts per million for the first time in human history.
Anomalously hot day on the coast of Arctic ocean: Arkhangelsk, Russian just recorded +29°C . That's only 500 km east of Finnish border. #RussianHeatwave pic.twitter.com/Ax97zt9XP6 Above average temperatures so far this year across the entire #Arctic, especially near Alaska ... pic.twitter.com/oOvhWjKP6R
Saturday’s carbon dioxide measurement of 415 parts per million at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory is the highest in at least 800,000 years and probably over 3 million years. Carbon dioxide levels have risen by nearly 50 percent since the Industrial Revolution.
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