#Carbon

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Forty years of measuring the world’s cleanest air reveals human fingerprints on the atmosphere

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Cape Grim, one of only three World Meteorological Organization global super-stations for measuring carbon dioxide - it started in 1976 with an ex-NASA caravan.

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A new spin on ocean eddies and marine primary production

Our understanding of the ocean’s biological pump, and the capacity of the ocean to sequester carbon dioxide, has been enhanced by a new study examining ocean eddies.

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Tropical forest carbon storage at risk from defaunation

Disappearing vertebrates are affecting the structure and carbon storage capacity of tropical forests.