August 28, 2020.
Climate Friday: Brazil, Bolsonaro and the Amazon Rainforest.
Amazon rainforest. [photo: lubasi]
The rapidly accelerating rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide, a significant greenhouse gas, is alarming.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels today are higher than at any point in the past 800,000 years.
The annual rate of increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 60 years is about 100 times faster than previou…