United States scientists have reported the highest recorded levels of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere, not seen for millions of years. The findings coincide with a record number of wildfires raging throughout Canada, sending a thick blanket of smoke across the Midwest to the East Coast, with enough disease-causing particles to pose a risk to those with breathing difficulties. The unprecedented peak in carbon dioxide was measured at the federal government’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory in May, with concentrations reaching 424 parts per million, representing a more than 50% increase from pre-industrial levels. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego announced almost identical findings. Catastrophic blazes such as those in North America are just one of many signs of global temperature increases and rising carbon dioxide emissions. Canadian officials have been battling the worst wildfires seen in the country with an estimated 26,000 people evacuated from their homes. The current wildfire activity is predicted to be some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada, and the smoke and airborne pollution is causing health concerns across the US.
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