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Topic: Greenhouse gases

Mauna Loa sunset.

Greenhouse gas pollution trapped 49% more heat in 2021 than in 1990

May 23, 2022

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Mauna Loa sunset.

Air samples from NOAA's Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii provide important data for climate scientists around the world. On Thursday, NOAA announced that analysis of data from their global sampling network showed that levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane recorded the largest annual increase ever observed in 2021, while carbon dioxide continued to increase at historically high rates.

Increase in atmospheric methane set another record during 2021

April 7, 2022

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Air samples from NOAA's Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii provide important data for climate scientists around the world. On Thursday, NOAA announced that analysis of data from their global sampling network showed that levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane recorded the largest annual increase ever observed in 2021, while carbon dioxide continued to increase at historically high rates.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2021 in May at a monthly average of 419 parts per million (ppm), the highest level since accurate measurements began 63 years ago, according to scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. (2019 photo of observatory grounds, Big Island, Hawaii.)

Carbon dioxide peak in May breaks another record

June 7, 2021

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Atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2021 in May at a monthly average of 419 parts per million (ppm), the highest level since accurate measurements began 63 years ago, according to scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. (2019 photo of observatory grounds, Big Island, Hawaii.)

Alaska Air 737-9 flies over Mt. Rainier

NOAA and Boeing to use airliner to sample greenhouse gases from atmosphere

June 3, 2021

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Alaska Air 737-9 flies over Mt. Rainier

NOAA's Mauna Loa observatory is a premier research facility that has continuously monitored and collected atmospheric data since the 1950s. This photo, taken in 2019, shows the observatory on its perch at 11,000 feet elevation on Hawaii's tallest mountain, which enables sampling of "background" air that is free of local pollution.

Carbon dioxide levels now higher than at any time in the past 3.6 million years

April 7, 2021

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NOAA's Mauna Loa observatory is a premier research facility that has continuously monitored and collected atmospheric data since the 1950s. This photo, taken in 2019, shows the observatory on its perch at 11,000 feet elevation on Hawaii's tallest mountain, which enables sampling of "background" air that is free of local pollution.

This image shows the ozone concentration over Antarctica for the week of September 14–20, 2020. Experts define the "ozone hole" as the area in which ozone levels are below 220 Dobson Units (dark blue, marked with black triangle on the color bar).

Emissions of banned ozone-depleting gas are back on the decline

February 10, 2021

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This image shows the ozone concentration over Antarctica for the week of September 14–20, 2020. Experts define the "ozone hole" as the area in which ozone levels are below 220 Dobson Units (dark blue, marked with black triangle on the color bar).

Air pollution in the form of brown smog envelops downtown Los Angeles, California. 2015.

Warming influence of greenhouse gases continues to rise

May 28, 2020

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Air pollution in the form of brown smog envelops downtown Los Angeles, California. 2015.

A NOAA Twin Otter aircraft fitted with data-collecting instruments approaches New York City from over the Hudson River during an airborne research mission in 2018.

Airborne research finds East Coast cities emit twice as much methane as estimated

July 22, 2019

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A NOAA Twin Otter aircraft fitted with data-collecting instruments approaches New York City from over the Hudson River during an airborne research mission in 2018.

Mauna Loa sunset.

Rising emissions drive Annual Greenhouse Gas Index increase in 2018

May 21, 2019

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Mauna Loa sunset.

Mauna Loa Observatory is a premier atmospheric research facility that has been continuously monitoring and collecting data related to atmospheric change since the 1950's.

Global carbon dioxide growth in 2018 reached 4th highest on record

March 22, 2019

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Mauna Loa Observatory is a premier atmospheric research facility that has been continuously monitoring and collecting data related to atmospheric change since the 1950's.

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