Despite pandemic shutdowns, carbon dioxide and methane surged in 2020

Despite pandemic shutdowns, carbon dioxide and methane surged in 2020
Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at anytime in the past 3.6 million years
Levels of the two most important anthropogenic greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane, continued their unrelenting rise in 2020 despite the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic response, NOAA announced today.

These graphs depict the mean global atmospheric burden of carbon dioxide as analyzed from measurements collected by NOAA's Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network. Credit: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory.
The global surface average for carbon dioxide (CO2), calculated from measurements collected at NOAA’s remote sampling locations, was 412.5 parts per million (ppm) in 2020, rising by 2.6 ppm during the year. The global rate of increase was the fifth-highest in NOAA’s 63-year record, following 1987, 1998, 2015 and 2016. The annual mean at NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii was 414.4 ppm during 2020. 
The atmospheric burden of CO2 is now comparable to where it was during the Mid-Pliocene Warm Period around 3.6 million years ago, when concentrations of carbon dioxide ranged from about 380 to 450 parts per million. During that time sea level was about 78 feet higher than today, the average temperature was 7 degrees Fahrenheit higher than in pre-industrial times, and studies indicate large forests occupied areas of the Arctic that are now tundra. 

Increases in the monthly average carbon dioxide measurements at NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory are depicted in these graphs. Credit: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory.
“Human activity is driving climate change,” said Colm Sweeney, assistant deputy director of the Global Monitoring Lab. “If we want to mitigate the worst impacts, it’s going to take a deliberate focus on reducing fossil fuels emissions to near zero - and even then we’ll need to look for ways to further remove greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere.”
https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2742/Despite-pandemic-shutdowns-carbon-dioxide-and-methane-surged-in-2020

Whether it is through natural changes our earth is undergoing, or that of man made contributions or both, it is quite evident & more frequent the impacts of climate change has had, in way of natural or un-natural, man made/contributed disasters all over the world.  Heaven help us all, if climate change were to get worse over the next decade or so.

Kon.

Kon61gold wrote:Whether it is through natural changes our earth is undergoing, or that of man made contributions or both, it is quite evident & more frequent the impacts of climate change has had, in way of natural or un-natural, man made/contributed disasters all over the world.  Heaven help us all, if climate change were to get worse over the next decade or so.

Kon.

The changes we are seeing in the climate are not natural but are being driven by mans activities and unless we change our ways then the adverse impacts of climate change will get worse.

Planetcare, say for arguments sake, climate change is solely driven by mans activities, even though knowing the dire consequences that those activities may lead to regarding our climate, do you really believe mans ways will change for the better? I don't.  Where there's a carcase to scavenge, the vultures will gather. So it is the way of man when it comes to profit, for who can stand in the way of profit? It continues to pervert the course of justice. Nothing has changed over thousands of years.
Does one erect a pedestrian crossing on a dangerous stretch or section of road before pedestrians are killed? Certainly not. People have to be run over & killed first, before man takes any precautionary measures. Same with climate change contributed solely by mans actions for the sake of profit, many a life must be lost first, before adequate action is taken in order to prevent destruction & or preserve life. It saddens me to say, that's just the way man is or choses to operate, when it comes to the almighty dollar.
The only time man heeds the warning signs, is not before his ar*e is burnt, but straight after.  

Kon.

I am not an expert but why are they measuring this next to the largest volcano on earth? I have been to the big island and was very uncomfortable being there due to the volcanic activity and the smell in the air.

Beagleboy wrote:I am not an expert but why are they measuring this next to the largest volcano on earth? I have been to the big island and was very uncomfortable being there due to the volcanic activity and the smell in the air.

The volcano has no effect on the C02 measurements and records almost the same C02 levels as Cape Grim in Tasmania.

planetcare wrote:

Kon61gold wrote:Whether it is through natural changes our earth is undergoing, or that of man made contributions or both, it is quite evident & more frequent the impacts of climate change has had, in way of natural or un-natural, man made/contributed disasters all over the world.  Heaven help us all, if climate change were to get worse over the next decade or so.

Kon.

The changes we are seeing in the climate are not natural but are being driven by mans activities and unless we change our ways then the adverse impacts of climate change will get worse.

I very much doubt that it is 100% man made ..or even 80% .... . climate has been changing since the planets berth 4.5billion years ago

gef50 wrote:

planetcare wrote:

Kon61gold wrote:Whether it is through natural changes our earth is undergoing, or that of man made contributions or both, it is quite evident & more frequent the impacts of climate change has had, in way of natural or un-natural, man made/contributed disasters all over the world.  Heaven help us all, if climate change were to get worse over the next decade or so.

Kon.

The changes we are seeing in the climate are not natural but are being driven by mans activities and unless we change our ways then the adverse impacts of climate change will get worse.

I very much doubt that it is 100% man made ..or even 80% .... . climate has been changing since the planets berth 4.5billion years ago

The rates of change in the global temp and  the  C02 rise is up to 10X faster than at any time in at least 800,000 years. eg  global temperatures are rising much faster than when the earth last emerged from ice ages. The rates of change cannot be explained by any natural drivers of climate like the sun or orbital effects.The only climate driver than can explain or account for all the observations is the rapidly rising levels of atmospheric C02 from the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.
https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2017/04/04/how-we-know-climate-change-is-not-natural/
https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/climate-change-evidence-causes/question-6/

methane levels rose quite sharply in my house hold during lockdown
And it was solely man made my wife can vouch for that


cheers moredeep

I wish these global temperature rises would hurry up,, it's bloody freezin over here.

planetcare wrote:

gef50 wrote:

planetcare wrote:

Kon61gold wrote:Whether it is through natural changes our earth is undergoing, or that of man made contributions or both, it is quite evident & more frequent the impacts of climate change has had, in way of natural or un-natural, man made/contributed disasters all over the world.  Heaven help us all, if climate change were to get worse over the next decade or so.

Kon.

The changes we are seeing in the climate are not natural but are being driven by mans activities and unless we change our ways then the adverse impacts of climate change will get worse.

I very much doubt that it is 100% man made ..or even 80% .... . climate has been changing since the planets berth 4.5billion years ago

The rates of change in the global temp and  the  C02 rise is up to 10X faster than at any time in at least 800,000 years. eg  global temperatures are rising much faster than when the earth last emerged from ice ages. The rates of change cannot be explained by any natural drivers of climate like the sun or orbital effects.The only climate driver than can explain or account for all the observations is the rapidly rising levels of atmospheric C02 from the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.
https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2017/04/04/how-we-know-climate-change-is-not-natural/
https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/climate-change-evidence-causes/question-6/

lol sure ...

gef50 wrote:

planetcare wrote:

gef50 wrote:

planetcare wrote:

Kon61gold wrote:Whether it is through natural changes our earth is undergoing, or that of man made contributions or both, it is quite evident & more frequent the impacts of climate change has had, in way of natural or un-natural, man made/contributed disasters all over the world.  Heaven help us all, if climate change were to get worse over the next decade or so.

Kon.

The changes we are seeing in the climate are not natural but are being driven by mans activities and unless we change our ways then the adverse impacts of climate change will get worse.

I very much doubt that it is 100% man made ..or even 80% .... . climate has been changing since the planets berth 4.5billion years ago

The rates of change in the global temp and  the  C02 rise is up to 10X faster than at any time in at least 800,000 years. eg  global temperatures are rising much faster than when the earth last emerged from ice ages. The rates of change cannot be explained by any natural drivers of climate like the sun or orbital effects.The only climate driver than can explain or account for all the observations is the rapidly rising levels of atmospheric C02 from the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.
https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2017/04/04/how-we-know-climate-change-is-not-natural/
https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/climate-change-evidence-causes/question-6/

lol sure ...

https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

Most of the world has minimal CO2 levels with the exception of North Africa and Europe which is a disaster in the making for the rest of us clean living critters.

Half of Africa has CO2 levels of approx 280 ug/cubic mtr to over 400 ug/cubic mtr. Very unhealthy air.

The rest of the world CO2 ranges from 0 to 4 ug/cubic mtr....So lets clamp down on Europe and Africa and leave us alone.