Carbon Dioxide Hits Record High in April

Didge wrote:The average level of CO2 in the atmosphere for the first time topped 400 parts per million for a full month, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Last May, the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii for the first time measured carbon dioxide at greater than 400 parts per million, averaged over one day. C02 exceeded 400 parts per million two months earlier this year than last year, according to researchers at NOAA.

But now we've hit an unwelcome milestone, with every day in April averaging more than 400 parts per million.

It's likely this record-breaking moment marks the first time in 800,000 years that the Earth's atmosphere contained this much CO2.

thats the trouble with statistics...lets just say that at the same time last year it averaged 380ppm that would make the first time in 780,000 years that the earths atmosphere contained that much carbon dioxide..so bad as it is.....its not really that shattering compared to the ongoing increases......

http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/carbon-dioxide-hits-record-high-in-april-140502.htm

victorisnotamused wrote:

Didge wrote:The average level of CO2 in the atmosphere for the first time topped 400 parts per million for a full month, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Last May, the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii for the first time measured carbon dioxide at greater than 400 parts per million, averaged over one day. C02 exceeded 400 parts per million two months earlier this year than last year, according to researchers at NOAA.

But now we've hit an unwelcome milestone, with every day in April averaging more than 400 parts per million.

It's likely this record-breaking moment marks the first time in 800,000 years that the Earth's atmosphere contained this much CO2.

thats the trouble with statistics...lets just say that at the same time  last year  it averaged 380ppm that would make the first time in 780,000 years that the earths atmosphere contained that much carbon dioxide..so bad as it is.....its not really that shattering compared to the ongoing increases......

http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/carbon-dioxide-hits-record-high-in-april-140502.htm

victorisnotamused wrote:I didnt say it wasnt a problem (global warming that is )
It was a comment on the use of statistics
kind like "ya dont say?  and what was it last year then"
one supposes that its the fact of it reaching a "round 400" that prompted the comment...rather than the fact its getting a bit too high for comfort.....

Didge wrote:

victorisnotamused wrote:I didnt say it wasnt a problem (global warming that is )
It was a comment on the use of statistics
kind like "ya dont say?  and what was it last year then"
one supposes that its the fact of it reaching a "round 400" that prompted the comment...rather than the fact its getting a bit too high for comfort.....

I think it was a grudge comment nothing more because you did not even add to your original point but instead offer up excuses

victorisnotamused wrote:

Didge wrote:


I think it was a grudge comment nothing more because you did not even add to your original point but instead offer up excuses

I think you are round the bend

victorisnotamused wrote:no but it does explain it....

victorisnotamused wrote:nod didge...the psychology is that YOU are making (baseless) assumptions and have the audacity to tell me what I'm thinking. You then pretend thats what I posted when the reality is something different...

your problem is ....... ::attn::