CO2 Now

CO2Now.org broadcasts the world's latest data for atmospheric CO2 as measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.  This is where high-precision CO2 monitoring was started in March 1958 by Dr. Dave Keeling of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.   The Mauna Loa Observatory is a remote location where CO2 is well mixed in the atmosphere, more than two miles above sea level. 

Today, Scripps and NOAA monitor CO2 levels at the Mauna Loa Observatory.  (NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Institution.)  NOAA published preliminary data within 7 to 14 days of when the monthly data is collected.  

Whether atmospheric CO2 is rising or falling, the scientific data tells us what is happening.  It tells us almost in real time.  

CO2Now.org makes it easy for scientists and non-scientists to get the latest data.   It gives people a direct connection to the atmosphere without filters or adjustments.   CO2Now.org  uses the latest NOAA data to broadcast current levels for atmospheric CO2.   This is done in a few ways:

• Earth's CO2 home page
• CO2Now data page
• CO2Now website widgets
• Atmosphere Monthly newsletter
• Twitter @CO2Now.  

The widgets stand out because the let website owners display atmospheric CO2 from their site or blog.   They let people make atmospheric CO2 visible without needing to visit a website like CO2Now.org.  When a person wants to know more about CO2 levels, they can learn more by clicking the widget and visiting CO2Now.org.  The widgets are updated every month when data is updated at CO2Now.org, within hours of when the scientific data is published.    

Today, atmospheric CO2 levels are at record-high levels and accelerating higher.  The CO2 trends are at the heart of the problems we commonly call global warming and climate change.  

Paying attention to atmospheric CO2 is a key step that gets us closer to the solutions.  It is a practice that improves our understanding and leads to effective targets and actions that helps get CO2 levels falling back to safe levels.   By watch the monthly CO2 levels over time, it is easy to get clear about whether enough is being done to end global warming and the dangerous changes in the climate system.    Individuals, groups and institutions can help make CO2 visible far and wide by adding one of the free CO2Now widgets to their blog or website.