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The U.S. Weather Bureau has a station on Mauna Loa in Hawaii that has measured carbon dioxide levels since 1959. At that time, there were 327 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In 2005, the figure was 392 parts per million.
What is the relative change in carbon dioxide levels?
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