NASA Study: Rising carbon dioxide levels will help and hurt crops
May 04, 2016, at 03:20 pm
California, May 4 (IBNS) Elevated carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere may increase water-use efficiency in crops and considerably mitigate yield losses due to climate change, according to a new NASA study.
Record annual increase of carbon dioxide observed at Mauna Loa for 2015
Mar 12, 2016, at 10:46 pm
Washington, Mar 12 (IBNS) The annual growth rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii jumped by 3.05 parts per million during 2015, the largest year-to-year increase in 56 years of research, as per US scientists.
UN concerned over rising CO2 levels as average hits new high
May 27, 2014, at 05:01 pm
New York, May 27 (IBNS): Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have crossed a new threshold, the United Nation's weather agency on Monday confirmed, warning that time is running out to curb rising greenhouse gas emissions.