Bad news for climate:
Based on daily values, the January average of atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa was ~422.8-422.9 ppm. That's 3.3-3.4 ppm higher than last year; a big increase! #climatechange#co2#emissions#maunaloa
Based on daily values, the November average of atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa was ~420.3-420.4 ppm. That's ~2.9 ppm higher than last year, a big jump. #ClimateChange#co2#maunaloa#COP28
Based on daily values, the average atmospheric CO₂ concentration at Mauna Loa in October was ~418.8 ppm. That's 3.1 ppm higher than last year; a big jump! #climatechange#emissions#co2#maunaloa
at volcanoes national park on the island of hawai'i, you can be standing near the summit of one volcano (kilauea), and if the clouds clear at just the right moment, you'll see in the distance an even taller & larger volcano: mauna loa.
these volcanoes! it's an incredibly powerful thing to behold, especially when you realize that they rose up from under the ocean... it demands respect. respect: granted!
I’d like you to watch a short superb animated film about the feedback loops likely to result in catastrophic climate breakdown.
This video first aired in 2008. Keep that date in mind.
At 8:20, the narrator says:
“We need to recognize that there is a huge question mark over whether governments and corporations are capable of responding to this threat in the time we have left. They've had 20 years already, and still have less than nothing to show for it.”
Okay, they were doing badly at the time, but are they doing better now? What have governments and corporations done during the last 15 years, since 2008, to respond to the dire threat we all face?
Back then, CO2 levels in the atmosphere stood at 385 parts per million. Today, we’re at 420 ppm, and climbing. In fact, the annual rate of increase — current year compared to previous year — has ALSO been increasing. [see graph in comment below]
We’re pumping greenhouse gases into the air faster and faster instead of slower and slower like we would if we lived in a sane world.
Plus, as of 2008, the planet had only warmed 0.8° Celsius above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. But now we’re up to 1.2°C and rising. That’s a global heating gain of 50% in just 15 years!!
No wonder climate scientists are scared of what’s coming.
So, let me ask you — what are governments and corporations doing in response to the threat of climate breakdown?