CO2 Now

 

What the world needs to watch

Global warming is mainly the result of CO2 levels rising in the Earth’s atmosphere. Both atmospheric CO2 and climate change are accelerating. Climate scientists say we have years, not decades, to stabilize CO2 and other greenhouse gases.

To help the world succeed, CO2Now.org makes it easy to see the most current CO2 level and what it means. So, use this site and keep an eye on CO2.  Invite others to do the same. Then we can do more to send CO2 in the right direction.

Watch CO2 now and know the score on global warming, practically in real time.

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 Millions of CO2Now Widgets Served

CO2Now.org distributes the world's latest data for atmospheric CO2 as measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.  This is where high-precision CO2 monitoring was started in March 1958 by Dr. Dave Keeling of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.   The Mauna Loa Observatory is a remote location where CO2 is well mixed in the atmosphere, more than two miles above sea level. 

Today, Scripps and NOAA monitor CO2 levels at the Mauna Loa Observatory.  (NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Institution.)  NOAA published preliminary data within 7 to 14 days of when the monthly data is collected.  

Whether atmospheric CO2 is rising or falling, the scientific data tells us what is happening.  It tells us almost in real time.  (In fact, atmospheric CO2 levels are rising faster this decade (2001 - 2010) than any decade before. 

CO2Now.org makes it easy for scientists and non-scientists to get the latest data.   It gives people a direct connection to the atmosphere without filters or adjustments.   CO2Now.org  uses the latest NOAA data to broadcast current levels for atmospheric CO2.   This is done in a few ways:

  • Earth's CO2 home page
  • CO2Now data page
  • CO2Now website widgets
  • Atmosphere Monthly newsletter
  • Twitter @CO2Now.  
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