Question

What is happening to the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• A. It is increasing
• B. It is decreasing
• C. It is holding steady
• D. It is fluctuating wildly

Answer 1

The correct option is A

It is increasing

In recent years due to increasing human interventions ,the CO2 levels are on an ever increasing trend and according to the reports from NOAA , the NAtional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the levels will never dip below 400 parts per million. Excessive use of fossil fuels and indiscrimante cutting down of trees is causing the constant increase in carbon dioxide levels.