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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    As temperatures warm, CO2 levels hit a new record

    The Arctic and northern Russia recently hit 84 degrees. It’s usually around 54 degrees there this time of year.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 15, 2019 • 1 min read

    The Arctic and northern Russia recently hit 84 degrees. It’s usually around 54 degrees there this time of year. In Hawaii, scientists measured the highest levels of carbon dioxide ever recorded in human history -- and probably the last three million years. We talk with the scientist whose dad invented the modern CO2 measuring system.

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    How to reduce your carbon footprint by changing your diet
    1. 0:00As San Francisco bans facial recognition, how is the technology used in LA and elsewhere?
    2. 9:37Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump blur the lines between government service and private business
    3. 25:22As temperatures warm, CO2 levels hit a new recordYou’re reading this
    4. 32:32The ‘climate diet:’ How to eat more sustainably
    5. 45:06Would you try roadkill cuisine?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand