LI-COR Biosciences Analyzers Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Worldwide as Atmospheric Levels Reach 400 Parts Per Million
Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today!
LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On May 13, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported a preliminary daily average carbon dioxide (CO2) reading of 400.07 parts per million (ppm) at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii. On May 9, a reading over 400 ppm was reported at the site for the first time ever. But that reading (400.03 ppm) was later revised to 399.89 ppm. The first CO2 measurement at the observatory was 313 ppm in 1958. According to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, these measurements—known as the “Keeling Curve”—make up the world’s longest unbroken record of atmospheric CO2 concentrations. The Keeling Curve, with its steady upward slope, has been used to show a relationship between increased fossil fuel burning and increasing atmospheric CO2 levels.
Help employers find you! Check out all the jobs and post your resume.
LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On May 13, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported a preliminary daily average carbon dioxide (CO2) reading of 400.07 parts per million (ppm) at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii. On May 9, a reading over 400 ppm was reported at the site for the first time ever. But that reading (400.03 ppm) was later revised to 399.89 ppm. The first CO2 measurement at the observatory was 313 ppm in 1958. According to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, these measurements—known as the “Keeling Curve”—make up the world’s longest unbroken record of atmospheric CO2 concentrations. The Keeling Curve, with its steady upward slope, has been used to show a relationship between increased fossil fuel burning and increasing atmospheric CO2 levels.
Help employers find you! Check out all the jobs and post your resume.