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Carbon dioxide levels rose at record pace for 2nd straight year

Carbon dioxide levels rose at record pace for 2nd straight year

SOURCE: NOAA and The Washington Post. DATE: March 10, 2017 SNIP: Carbon dioxide levels measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Baseline Atmospheric Observatory rose by 3 parts per million to 405.1 parts per million (ppm) in 2016, an increase that matched the record jump observed...
Methane warms climate even more than previously thought

Methane warms climate even more than previously thought

SOURCE: Engineering & Technology DATE: January 11, 2017 SNIP: According to a study led by researchers from the University of Reading, methane, the main component of natural gas, is actually 32 times more potent as a climate warming agent than carbon dioxide,...