Last month, carbon dioxide hit the highest in 4 million years, as carbon emissions resulted in carbon dioxide concentrations in the Antarctic region at 400 parts per million.

After the Industrial Revolution, carbon dioxide concentrations of the planet began its continuous rise however, since carbon emissions are originating from other parts of the globe, and not from the polar regions, greenhouse gas emissions are more concentrated in those areas however, this measurement has broken a new record when it comes to global warming temperatures.

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According to a recent report from the South Pole Observatory, last month's carbon dioxide measurement was surpassed last May 23, making this a dismal climate change milestone. According to lead author of the study, Pieter Tans of NOAA's (U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network, this should be the last place on Earth that carbon dioxide would reach, in the farthest southern hemisphere, however it unfortunately reached its mark here.

During the fall and winter seasons, carbon emissions go haywire and surge into the highest levels during the year in the northern hemisphere. In the summer time however, these carbon levels ease up again due to flora and most plants that are in bloom as photosynthesis consumes over this excess carbon dioxide.

The role of forests, trees and plants on land play a crucial role in becoming a carbon sink, however, they cannot do it alone. For every carbon dioxide amount that is emitted per year, plants can only consume less than a fraction of these man made fossil fuel burning. After records began in 1958, carbon dioxide levels detected in the atmosphere continued to rise to this day, setting new records every year.

Last year, the carbon dioxide global average peaked at 399 ppm, as scientists predict that 2016's average can even surpass 400 ppm.

Tans also reveals how this portion of carbon dioxide can spread out in different parts of the globe. For example, carbon dioxide originating from New York can each Antarctica next year. Last year, the annual rate spiked at 3.05 ppm which is the biggest increase in the span of 56 years.

Past research and studies all point to solid evidence that human activities are largely responsible for this significant increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, where this will remain in the Earth's atmosphere for thousands of years more.

This annual measurement of the carbon dioxide rate in the Earth's atmosphere is currently being monitored by NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

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