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How much have the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increased in recent years?
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∙ 10y ago
Over the last 150 years, CO2 concentrations have increased from around 300 ppm to around 400 ppm - mostly in the last 70 years or so.
Current scientific thinking is that anything over 350 ppm is likely to have unwanted consequences.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoCO2 levels were about 260-280 ppm immediately before industrial emissions began and did not vary much from this level during the preceding 10,000 years.
The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's atmosphere has reached 400 ppm (parts per million) as of 2013.
((400-280)/280)*100 = 42.86
Thus there has been a 42.86% increase in the levels of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere in recent years.
See the link below for a simple graph.
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∙ 10y agoCarbon dioxide emissions over the past 250 years have risen. In 1750, carbon levels were 280 ppm (parts per million) or 0.028%. Now, in 2013, levels are over 400 ppm (parts per million) or 0.04%.
This is a rise of almost 43%.
See the link below for a simple graph.
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∙ 10y agoIt has increased by almost 43% in the past 200 years, from 280 ppm (parts per million) or 0.028% in 1700 to 400 ppm or 0.04% in 2014.
See the simple graphs at the link below.
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true
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Idk why don't you just google it dummy
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Carbon Dioxide
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What is a hypothesis and what are some examples?
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How much have the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increased over the past 50 years?
Over the past 50 years, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have increased from approximately 320 parts per million (ppm) in 1958 to approx. 400 ppm (parts per million) or 0.04% in 2013. See the link below for a detailed figure (Figure 1, the one most to the right) based on 7 different global measuring locations. Also included is a link to an informative video on CO2 increase over the past 800,000 years to today, from the Mauna Loa, Hawaii atmospheric monitoring station.
How has human activity affected atmospheric chemistry?
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Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide as a raw material where carbon dioxide is fixed into organic molecules. This process lowers the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The seasonal fluctuation of carbon dioxide levels during a year may be caused by increased photosynthesis during spring and summer.
What is the relationship between the rise of ocean temperatures and the rise in the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide?
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