Failure hits Nasa's 'CO2 hunter'

Nasa's first dedicated mission to measure carbon dioxide from space has failed following a rocket malfunction.

Officials said the fairing - the part of the rocket which covers the satellite on top of the launcher - had not separated properly.

Officials said the spacecraft crashed into the ocean near Antarctica.
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Only about 50% of carbon emitted into the atmosphere, for example from fossil fuel combustion and land use, stays there. Most of the remainder is mopped up by the forests and oceans, which act as "sinks".

[Based on misleading statements about the residence of human CO2 emissions in the atmosphere], Global Warming Allegedly 'Irreversible' For 1000 Years

It has long been known that some of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activities stays in the atmosphere for thousands of years, but the new study advances the understanding of how this affects the climate system.