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Anthropogenic activities are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. There is mounting experimental evidence that lifetime exposur

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[โ€“] Kjell@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To make it even more scary, it is accelerating It has increased 75 ppm in 30 years and it was 40 ppm in the first 30 years.

[โ€“] Karjalan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I mean, just the fact that we increased the ppm by ~100, or 1/3rd what it was, in just 60 years is terrifying. Let alone that it's accelerating. And CO2 isn't even the worst climate change gas. And there are many positive feedback loops getting exacerbated by the effects...

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