A Global Decline in Carbon Monoxide

The widespread adoption of cleaner-burning technologies and declines in fire activity over the past two decades has drawn down global levels of the pollutant.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Buchholz, R., et al. (2021). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published May 26, 2022
Data acquired 2002 - 2018

Source:

Terra > MOPITT

Collection:

Air Quality