GHG accumulating hastily
Cape Grim is a cold, windy and isolated place located at the end north west of Tasmania. It is home to some of the cleanest air on the planet and is considered the most significant air measuring station in the southern hemisphere.
According to ABC Online, the research station of Cape Grim, which is on the brink on the cliffs and overlooks the Southern Ocean, is indicated as the most accurate account of the earth's changing atmosphere.
On the other hand, scientists have recognized two strong greenhouse gases (GHG) that are accelerating hastily.
Paul Fraser from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has been visiting the station since it was opened back in 1976 and he stated that the carbon dioxide levels have increased by 15% for the past 30 years.
He added that the carbon dioxide increment in the atmosphere is almost wholly due to exclusively man-made fossil fuels.
As a matter of fact, there are 40 types of GHG gases that are measured at Cape Grim.
However, it is the two recently indentified that are hastily accelerating. One is the sulphuryl fluoride, a fumigant used on crops, and the other is nitrogen trifluoride which is used in plasma televisions' manufacturing.
Both these gases will have a potential in climate-warming in the long run.
The gases are rising in the range of 5% to 10% per year, which means they are jolting up pretty rapidly from virtually zero concentration not long ago.