Wildfires and fossil fuel burning in 2024 contributed to the biggest annual rise in atmospheric CO2 levels ever recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii
It’s interesting that the rise at Mauna Loa is a bit higher than the global average. From such differences one gets a clue about the origins (useful as regional biospheric and oceanic sources and sinks are still hard to quantify precisely). I note also that they are predicting a lower rise in 2025. So, if I read it correctly, there’s a small sign of hope that the trend may get better, as the factors which contributed to this anomalous rise were more in the early part of 2024, related to the earlier El Niño. Unless the latter returns again soon - keep an eye on the pacific heat.
It’s interesting that the rise at Mauna Loa is a bit higher than the global average. From such differences one gets a clue about the origins (useful as regional biospheric and oceanic sources and sinks are still hard to quantify precisely). I note also that they are predicting a lower rise in 2025. So, if I read it correctly, there’s a small sign of hope that the trend may get better, as the factors which contributed to this anomalous rise were more in the early part of 2024, related to the earlier El Niño. Unless the latter returns again soon - keep an eye on the pacific heat.