The Charleston County School District says Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary School experienced higher than normal carbon dioxide (CO2) levels Tuesday, after engineers atthe school noticed two outdoor ...

Despite rising awareness about global climate change and its devastating impacts, carbon dioxide levels keep treading in the wrong direction. This year’s annual increase of CO2 levels is one of the ...

An observatory high on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano that measures carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reported its highest ever seasonal peak concentration of the greenhouse gas. For the first time, ...

Far above your head, in the atmosphere between Earth and outer space, an invisible process is occurring. The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide is already manifesting itself in impacts beyond ...

"Carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for centuries and in the ocean for even longer. The last time the Earth experienced a comparable concentration of CO2 was 3-5 million years ago, when the ...

Earth inhales and exhales carbon, indicating where and when vegetation is growing (sucking up carbon dioxide) or dying off (releasing carbon dioxide).

Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities and wildfires rose last year, while the land and oceans’ ability to absorb carbon diminished, leading to a record surge in the amount of the ...

The last time carbon dioxide in the atmosphere consistently matched today's human-driven levels was 14 million years ago, according to a large new study Thursday that paints a grim picture of where ...

Carbon dioxide levels measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked at 424 parts per million (ppm) in May, continuing a steady climb further into territory not seen for millions ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – More improvements are planned for Whitesides Elementary School months after higher-than-normal carbon dioxide levels and air quality concerns prompted two e-learning days ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Parents of students at Whitesides Elementary School say they’re still very concerned after some students had medical emergencies over the last few weeks at the school. It ...