Carbon Dioxide Measurements Interrupted by Volcanic Eruption
The record is credited by many scientists as the most important evidence that the climate is changing because of human activity.
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The record is credited by many scientists as the most important evidence that the climate is changing because of human activity.
Officials are contemplating flying a generator to the Mauna Loa observatory to get its power back so it can take measurements again.
(AP) - The eruption of Hawaiʻi
The eruption of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii has incapacitated the premier observatory housed on the island that measures heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Officials, however, showed confidence that operational disruption to the Mauna Loa observatory was only temporary.
Mauna Loa Eruption Knocks Carbon Monitoring Station Offline