The Keeling Curve Turns 50

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Uploaded by on Mar 31, 2008

The Keeling Curve provided the first clear evidence that carbon dioxide was accumulating in the atmosphere as the result of humanity's use of fossil fuels. It turned speculations about increasing CO2 from theory into fact. Over time, it served to anchor other aspects of the science of global warming.

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  • Great man!

  • Keeling is a classic case of someone doing critical work that most people had no interest in. He was almost defunded by Ronald Reagan in the early 80s when the big Creationist anti-science push got started. Its legacy is still with us, unfortunately.

    There's an article at AIP called "Money for Keeling: Monitoring CO2 Levels" which gives insight into the many forces trying to kill these monitoring programs. It's a good thing he was stubborn enough to fight for his work.

  • I only searched out this video because the Keelings are cousins of mine. I haven't actually met them so it is interesting to see what they look like. We live in different countries but one day maybe we will make it to the States! I do actually find the subject interesting too!

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