Earth's Carbon Dioxide Levels Measured Every May Are At Highest Level On Record

CHESWICK, PA - JUNE 07: GenOns Cheswick Power Station along the Allegheny River still burns coal, producing 637 megawatts of electricity for the region on June 7, 2021 about 15 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported today that despite a year-long pause in much of the economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic, levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide reached the highest levels since accurate measurements began 63 years ago, according to published reports. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)