A new global study reveals that ancient carbon, once thought securely stored in soils and rocks, is leaking into the atmosphere via rivers. For the first time, researchers have confirmed that carbon t ...

Even a policy of “drill, baby, drill” would imply more climate research, not its evisceration, says Ralph Keeling ...

It releases carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases. Those gases - they accumulate in the atmosphere over the course of decades, and all of that excess gas traps heat, and that directly ...

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been steadily increasing since scientists began routine measurements in 1958. At that time, the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere was 313 parts ...

Over the last decade, humanity's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) have stabilized after a period of huge growth. Average growth is now down to just 0.6% per year, compared to 2% per year in the ...

Lammers added that carbon capture — by avoiding new releases of CO2, or removing CO2 molecules from the air — is “extremely important” to fighting the effects of climate change. “If we were to wave a ...

All the extra carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere traps heat, and leads to more intense, frequent and persistent heat waves, and other extreme weather such as powerful hurricanes and heavy rain ...

Atmospheric CO₂ concentrations are surging, even as emissions level out. Natural carbon sinks are showing signs of faltering as we continue to emit CO₂.

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been steadily increasing since scientists began routine measurements in 1958. At that time, the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere was 313 parts ...