Discussion Questions: CO2 Concentrations at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaiʻi
- By what percentage of the total has the concentration
of CO2 in the atmosphere increased since 1958?
- Why do you think average carbon dioxide levels increased each
year represented in the graph?
- Explain why the concentrations of CO2 show a
yearly zig-zag pattern.
- Why is the island of Hawaiʻi one of the more ideal
locations for collecting atmospheric CO2 as a model
of the concentration for the world?
- How does the data collected at Mauna Loa tie in to
scientists' recent predictions about climate change and
global warming?
