Update #2: Looks like some new practices will be instituted at the Mauna Loa Observatory thanks in part to Anthony Watts.

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Update: The Mauna Loa Observatory had a computer disc crash and they lost their data. The original data posted didn’t include all of the data, hence the lower-than-expected carbon dioxide levels.

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The graphed data from August 3rd showed a more significant dip on atmospheric carbon dioxide but today’s (now revised) graph makes a modest correction to the data across the entire time span. The original data sets available on their FTP server have been subsequently been updated as well. I guess the best way to find out the true numbers are to grab them on the original publish date, because they only get modified from that point.

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