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Record CO2 Levels Raise Climate Change Alarm Amid Funding Cuts

5/13/2025

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Record-high carbon dioxide levels have been reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, intensifying fears about climate change. Ralph Keeling, following in his father's footsteps, cautions that proposed funding cuts by the Trump administration threaten vital CO2 research, putting future climate predictions and our understanding of the planet at risk.

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Record-high carbon dioxide levels have been reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, intensifying fears about climate change. Ralph Keeling, following in his father's footsteps, cautions that proposed funding cuts by the Trump administration threaten vital CO2 research, putting future climate predictions and our understanding of the planet at risk.