Sixteen years ago, on this day, August 2, 2007, Russia planted a flag on Arctic sea-bed http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/aug/02/russia.arctic The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was roughly 383ppm. As of 2023 it is 423ppm , but check here for daily measures. The context was that Putin wanted to throw his weight around and planting the […]