El Niño and a record CO2 rise

The recent El Niño event has elevated the rise in CO 2 concentration this year. Here, using emissions, sea surface temperature data and a climate model, we forecast that the CO 2 concentration at Mauna Loa will for the first time remain above 400 ppm all year, and hence for our lifetimes.

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Published in:Nature climate change 2016-09, Vol.6 (9), p.806-810
Main Authors: Betts, Richard A., Jones, Chris D., Knight, Jeff R., Keeling, Ralph F., Kennedy, John J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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631/158/47
704/106/35/824
704/106/47
706/1145
Carbon
Carbon dioxide
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
commentary
El Nino
Emissions
Environment
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Environmental policy
Forest management
Fossil fuels
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Summary:The recent El Niño event has elevated the rise in CO 2 concentration this year. Here, using emissions, sea surface temperature data and a climate model, we forecast that the CO 2 concentration at Mauna Loa will for the first time remain above 400 ppm all year, and hence for our lifetimes.
ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/nclimate3063