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Carbon dioxide spikes to critical record, halfway to doubling preindustrial levels

Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii

The concentration of the heat-trapping gas topped 420 parts per million, while the planet has warmed more than two degrees. This is the highest daily average concentration to be recorded. Data was collected at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii.


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A webcam image from the Mauna Loa Observatory on Monday. (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratories)