15. The consensus view among climate scientists is that theabove increase in global temperature is due to an increasein atmospheric CO2 caused by human emissions. Thebelow plot is a record of the increase in CO2 measuredsince 1960. A) What was the atmospheric CO2concentration in 1960? B) How about in 2020? C) What doyou think causes the annual variations?April 10, 2020Carbon dioxide concentration at Mauna Loa Observatory420Full Record ending April 11, 20204104003903803703603503403303203101960 1965 1970 19751980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005CO₂ Concentration (ppm)2OCEANOGRADE2010 20152020

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Chapter16: Earth And Moon: Bases For Comparative Planetology

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