The image is taken from a simulation called: A year in the life of Earth’s CO2 made by scientists at: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office. If you choose to watch it. Pay close attention to what’s happening in South America, Africa and Southeast Asia, pause and think about what is situated there? What is happening in the North hemisphere speaks for itself.
The visualization is a product of a simulation called a “Nature Run.” The Nature Run ingests real data on atmospheric conditions and the emission of greenhouse gases and both natural and man-made particulates. The model is then left to run on its own and simulate the natural behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere. This Nature Run simulates January 2006 through December 2006.
Just to be completely clear. Climate change is NOT a hoax, quite the contrary. And, yes, the image and the visualizations are 18 years old. The emissions have increased during all that time and you know what? They’re not decreasing now either. I wish us all the best of luck sorting this one out…
Please see: The climate change series.