Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 34, August 2025. SignificanceThe Mediterranean basin was isolated from the Atlantic Ocean (at ~6 Myr), causing a kilometer-scale evaporative drawdown during the Messinian salinity crisis (MSC). The Mediterranean configuration immediately before Atlantic reconnection (5.33 …
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: October 16, 2025 04:11 AM
Atmospheric CO₂
424.4 ppm
+18.2
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1933.54 ppb
+12.29
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year