Record-breaking CO₂ rise shows the Amazon is faltering — yet the satellite that spotted this may soon be shut down
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par Paul Palmer, Professor of Quantitative Earth Observation, University of Edinburgh
Liang Feng, Research Associate, Data Assimilation, University of Edinburgh
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) rose faster in 2024 than in any year since records began – far faster than scientists expected.
Our new satellite analysis shows that the Amazon rainforest, which has long been a huge absorber of carbon, is struggling to keep up. And worryingly, the satellite that made this discovery could soon be switched off.
Systematic measurements of CO₂ in the atmosphere began in the late 1950s, when the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii (chosen for its remoteness and…
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mardi 21 octobre 2025
