Record the highest carbon dioxide level in human history

For the first time since recordings began, Earth’s carbon dioxide levels have reached the highest levels ever recorded in human history, backed by new data initially released by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, Los Angeles, and subsequent recordings. National Maritime and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

According to the two agencies, monthly average carbon dioxide levels (CO2) exceeded 420 parts per million (ppm) in April, their highest ever since the precision measurements began 64 years ago, reaching 421.33 ppm as greenhouse gases one day last week. Emissions around the world continue to rise.

Data from the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Basic Monthly Average Carbon Dioxide (CO2) for April 2022 at the Mauna Loa Laboratory in Hawaii was 420.02 ppm. Records from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show that in the first days of May, May 4, 2022 reached 421.33 ppm.

Data collected at Mount Peak Observatory in Mauna Loa, Hawaii, confirmed that last year was the first year that CO2 in the atmosphere had exceeded pre-industrial levels by more than 50 percent. These are numbers that have been recorded throughout the entire history of mankind.

Twenty years ago, the highest month of the year was 375.93 parts per million. The annual increase in CO2 concentration (ppm / year) has been increasing in recent years, so the COVID-19 epidemic has not stopped the CO2 emissions due to a partial cessation of activity or a decrease in the transport of goods. And travelers around the world due to the epidemic.

The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere does not depend on the annual emissions, but on the total emissions that have accumulated in the atmosphere. Unfortunately for our planet, CO2 is a long-lived gas, and it is estimated that it will continue to heat the atmosphere irreversibly as a result of greenhouse gases.

Axios Peter Dance, a senior scientist at NOAA’s Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory, said: “May be even more so.