Using this high-resolution model, scientists can observe increasing CO2 from sources such as power plants, fires and cities, and observe how this carbon dioxide spreads via winds and atmospheric circulation.

Why does the card seem to flash? This is the day-night cycle. ️
Fires break out daily and die out at night, and plants take in CO2 during the day during photosynthesis and release it at night through respiration.

Models like this are important because humans cannot fight climate change without understanding our carbon dioxide emissions. CO2 is a heat-trapping greenhouse gas and is the primary cause of rising temperatures on Earth.

Video description:
Data visualization from a model showing carbon dioxide emissions. It starts by showing a glove showing mainly North and South America and zooming in on the United States. Thin, bright orange lines appear and mix into pale yellow-brown swirls in the atmosphere. The animation appears to flash, indicating the day-night cycles of carbon dioxide emissions. The animation zooms out and the globe rotates, showing other continents.

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