News: As per the Keeling Curve, the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have surged in 2024, driven by wildfires and anthropogenic emissions.
About Keeling Curve
- It is a graph representing the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth’s atmosphere since 1958.
- The curve is named after Dr. Charles David Keeling, the person who created it.
- It is based on the continuous measurements taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the island of Hawaii.
- The keeping curve is considered as a trustworthy measure of CO2 in the middle layers of the troposphere and its findings serve as a warning signal for global warming.
- It has played an instrumental role in generating awareness about the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
