
Sandra was born in 1989 — how much has carbon dioxide increased in her lifetime? And how much has it increased in yours?
NASA’s satellites and other agencies help us figure it out.
Track the rise in atmospheric CO₂ as Sandra turns 7, 22, and up to the present-day ⬇️
👉 What are the consequences of this rapid rise in CO₂? As long as humans add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, we’ll continue to see sea level rise, more intense heat waves, melting land-based ice sheets, and other effects: https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
2 Comments