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Global atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high

Global atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high

SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: October 30, 2017 SNIP: The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned. The new report has raised alarm among scientists...
Another El Nino problem: More carbon dioxide in air

Another El Nino problem: More carbon dioxide in air

SOURCE: AP News DATE: October 13, 2017 SNIP: A new NASA satellite has found another thing to blame on El Nino: A recent record high increase of carbon dioxide in the air. The super-sized El Nino a couple of years ago led to an increase of 3 billion tons of carbon in...
Poison ivy on steroids: Another side of climate change

Poison ivy on steroids: Another side of climate change

SOURCE: Ottawa Citizen DATE: October 6, 2017 SNIP: An American forest scientist has identified a new and scary face of global warming for Ottawa residents: Not drought or pestilence, but bigger and badder poison ivy. Lee Frelich is a big name in the field of...
The great nutrient collapse

The great nutrient collapse

SOURCE: Politico DATE: September 13, 2017 SNIP: These experiments and others like them have shown scientists that plants change in important ways when they’re grown at elevated CO2 levels. Within the category of plants known as “C3″―which includes...