Peter GleickJul 20, 2025

Take a long hard look at this graphic, the longest continuous direct measurement of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This is the famous Keeling Curve from the station atop Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
Trump and the GOP are closing the observatory.

https://scripps.ucsd.edu/bluemoon/co2_400/mlo_full_record.png

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@petergleick Can’t another organization take over?
Jul 21, 2025 at 2:14amWeb
Show threadChris MerleJul 21, 2025
@JYeo18 @petergleick can they start a GoFundMe? How much would it cost to keep open?
Show threadPulkoMandyJul 22, 2025
@JYeo18 @petergleick there will be other measurements in other places, the interesting thing here is continuously monitoring it from the same place for a very long time, and in a place relatively far away from major co2 emissions (high up on a mountain, on an island) to get a good "base level" reading of co2 independant of local winds and pollution. Whoever takes over will not have the local historical readings to compare so far back