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Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of Oct. 13 to Oct. 19, 2025.

What led to the unprecedented increase in CO2 concentrations in 2023-2024

CO2 concentrations increased by a record amount between 2023 and 2024. Man-made activities like burning of fossil fuels, and natural variabilities in CO2 loop lead to this unprecedented rise ...

Explained: Rising CO2 levels

Carbon dioxide concentrations increased by a record amount between 2023 and 2024. Man-made activities like burning of fossil ...
The Cool Down

Officials issue urgent warning after documenting highest levels of invisible threat ever recorded: 'It has a very long lifetime'

Atmospheric carbon dioxide just hit its highest measurement in nearly 70 years, with accelerating CO2 levels sounding the ...

Carbon Dioxide Levels Jumped by a Record Amount, U.N. Says

Surging emissions from wildfires may have been behind the increase, which was the largest since modern measurements began ...

Extreme heat events rise in decade since Paris accord as CO₂ stays at record, studies say

World Meteorological Organization reports level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2024 ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

UN agency: CO2 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather

Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level ...

Global carbon levels rose by record amount in 2024, U.N. agency says

The average concentration of CO2 blanketing Earth surged by 3.5 parts per million in 2024, the largest rise since modern ...

Surging CO2 levels a sign Canada must resist climate backsliding: scientist

A leading Canadian climate scientist says a new report showing planet-warming carbon dioxide levels have soared to record ...

Biggest ever rise in atmospheric CO2 recorded

In 2024, CO2 levels hit record highs, accelerating climate change and extreme weather, according to the WMO. Urgent action on ...

CO2 levels hit highest ever recorded, WMO says, warning of more extreme weather

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached the highest ever recorded, potentially further warming the planet and ...
The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization

DESIGNATING ANTIFA AS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Order to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. DISMANTLING ANTIFA’S USE OF ...