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hatrack

(59,594 posts) Tue Dec 5, 2017, 10:00 PM Dec 2017

November 2017 Atmospheric CO2 Content - 405.14 ppm; November 2016 - 403.53; November 2015 - 400.16

ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/products/trends/co2/co2_mm_mlo.txt

https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/data.html

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November 2017 Atmospheric CO2 Content - 405.14 ppm; November 2016 - 403.53; November 2015 - 400.16 (Original Post) hatrack Dec 2017 OP

Holy Cow. Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #1

In other news, solar energy is just "crushing" it now. NNadir Dec 2017 #2

There is a table of increases per year in CO2 Progressive dog Dec 2017 #3

And at 2.13 Gt Carbon per ppm . . . hatrack Dec 2017 #4

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

1. Holy Cow.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Tue Dec 5, 2017, 10:43 PM

Dec 2017

Talk about serious.

NNadir

(33,577 posts)

2. In other news, solar energy is just "crushing" it now.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Dec 6, 2017, 02:47 AM

Dec 2017

Solar Energy is So Hot Right Now

Don't worry. Be happy.

We're saved.

Progressive dog

(6,921 posts)

3. There is a table of increases per year in CO2

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Dec 6, 2017, 12:34 PM

Dec 2017

dating to 1959. Five years in a row (2012-2016) with increases >2 ppm, first time with more than two years in a row.
ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/products/trends/co2/co2_gr_mlo.txt

Thanks for the link.

hatrack

(59,594 posts)

4. And at 2.13 Gt Carbon per ppm . . .

Reply to Progressive dog (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 6, 2017, 01:48 PM

Dec 2017

That's a roasty-toasty boost of at least 21.3 billion tons in just five years.

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