The exponential increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations around the 1860s is primarily attributed to the combustion of fossil fuels by humans. This period marks the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, during which coal, oil, and natural gas began to be widely used for energy, leading to a significant rise in CO2 emissions.
Based on the above graph, the concentration of Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere began to increase exponentially around 1860.
Today, CO2 is at the highest concentration is has ever been. What do scientists attribute this exponential increase around the 1860s to?
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Combustion of fossil fuels by humans
Combustion of fossil fuels by humans
Glaciers melting and causing ocean acidification
Glaciers melting and causing ocean acidification
Deforestation by humans
Deforestation by humans
Increased agriculture and farm animal reproduction
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