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What is the purpose of the long-term program at Mauna Loa Observatory?
What is the purpose of the long-term program at Mauna Loa Observatory?
To document the effects of the combustion of coal, petroleum, and natural gas on the distribution of CO2 in the atmosphere.
What does the new data combined with earlier data indicate about the concentration of CO2?
What does the new data combined with earlier data indicate about the concentration of CO2?
The annual average CO2 concentration rose 3.4% between 1959 and 1971.
Has the rate of rise of CO2 concentration been steady?
Has the rate of rise of CO2 concentration been steady?
No, it has not been steady.
What happened to the rate of rise in the mid-1960's?
What happened to the rate of rise in the mid-1960's?
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What has happened to the rate of rise recently?
What has happened to the rate of rise recently?
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