climate change

The Paris Agreement: The US leaves the global climate pact – what happens next?

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The Paris Agreement: The US leaves the global climate pact – what happens next?

Donald Trump makes an announcement that the US is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images A cheer rang out from the crowd at a stadium in Washington DC on January 20 as US President Donald Trump signed an order on stage to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement. The order said … Read more

Air monitoring station records largest ever jump in atmospheric CO2

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Air monitoring station records largest ever jump in atmospheric CO2

The Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii has been recording atmospheric carbon dioxide levels since 1958 FRED ESPENAK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere measured by a weather station at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii rose by 3.58 ppm in 2024 — the biggest jump since records began there in 1958. “We’re … Read more