Key measurements are made on top of the Mauna Loa volcano
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In eight to nine years we will probably have seen the last CO2 reading under 400ppm”
James Butler -- Noaa
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In eight to nine years we will probably have seen the last CO2 reading under 400ppm”
James Butler -- Noaa
The last time CO2 was regularly above 400ppm was three to five million years ago - before modern humans existed.
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hmmmmm..
Why the fascination with numbers with many zeros?
Obviously, some force of nature made the numbers go up. In order to prove their point, they have to PROVE that that force of nature no longer exists. If they don’t do that, they have to shut up.
As global temps remain at sixteen year lows.
The entire island has been emitting copious amounts of gas including carbon dioxide steadily since 1983. I imagine the levels at the top of Mauna Loa will go up if the winds shift in an unusual direction.
“The last time CO2 was regularly above 400ppm was three to five million years ago”
That testing station has been up there a long time.
They’re measuring carbon dioxide levels on an active volcano that last erupted in 1984? One of the world’s most active volcanoes too? That’s hilarious . . . they could conclude that sulfur dioxide levels are inordinately elevated too, being up there at a major source of both gases.
Are there any other CO2 observatories? This is the only one they report.
Maybe Soros and Gore can go buy a WHOLE bunch of carbon credits and it will be all better. :)
The atmosphere on Da Big island is hardly a fair sampling for the rest of the planet, as Kilauea has been spewing volcanic gases into the immediate vicinity for over 30 years!
(Just a side note..the Big Tsunami moved the vent BACK up the mountain to its original site in Volcanoes National Park. Last time I was there, Pu’u O’o was quiet, and the Big Hole in the Middle of the Park was sending up a BIG plume of gas.)
I LOVE Da Big island, BTW. Thanks to all that lovely CO2, they have the BEST Coffee!
(Last time I checked, plants and trees love CO2)
"...run Spike RUN, it's gonna blow"
Macadamia nuts the size of golf balls!
other CO2 observatories. Looks like Boulder has very little CO2.
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/towers/#amt
What to worry about in Kilauea volcanic emissions?
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, USGS, June 5, 2008
Excerpt:
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the second most abundant constituent in Kilauea emissions. Current CO2 emission rates are about 10,000 tonnes/day. We already have CO2 in concentrations of 0.04 percent and more in the air that we breathe, thanks to human-generated emissions. Fortunately, plants photosynthesize some of this to make oxygen. CO2 is heavier than air and can be a problem in low-lying areas immediately downslope of a volcanic vent when its concentrations exceed 5 percent. Worldwide, human activities produce more than 100 times the amount of CO2 emitted by volcanoes. So although Al Gore is worried about CO2 he isn’t blaming volcanoes.
Water, SO2, and CO2 comprise about 99 percent of Kilauea’s emissions. All the other constituents together account for the remaining 1 percent and there are many of them. Hydrogen (H2), Hydrogen Chloride (HCl), Hydrogen Fluoride (HF), and Carbon Monoxide (CO) are the principal minor constituents. Of these, H2 and CO are already in the atmosphere at trace levels.
Hydrogen chloride combines with moisture in the air to acidify rain and burn vegetation. HCl is also produced by a chemical reaction where lava enters the sea....
Read more here:
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/2008/08_06_05.html
.... Ummmmmm ..... this is on top of a volcanic environment .... aren’t there lots of gasses seeping from the surrounding area some of which would be CO2? Isn’t it possible that there may be an increase in seepage for some reason? I’m just curious cuz I know next to nothing about vulcanology .... just wondering if it’s a possible explanation.
Hawaii will do anything to keep us from looking at the BC books.
There have been several periods in history when CO2 ppm’s were over 1000 (way, way over 400 obviously) AND mean temperatures were far COLDER than today. Also some >1000 and WARMER. What this tells us is that CO2 is not a very important greenhouse gas (and that, as its concentration rises, its already small marginal effect on mean temperatures falls).
Other factors are much more important, including variations in sun activity, water vapor, suspended particulates (volcano ash primarily), etc.
It’s funny that the BBC didn’t try to draw any conclusions from the CO2 numbers, like things are getting warmer. Wait, things ARE NOT getting warmer. Haven’t for 16 years. I guess they didn’t want to mention that little factoid in the same article pimping “all time high” CO2 numbers. People might get the wrong impression. As it is, the BBC must simply be hoping people have been so brainwashed and are so unable to actually thing any more that people will mentally fill in their deliberate blanks with “higher CO2= Global Warming”.