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Graphic: Measuring carbon dioxide from space
![Atmospheric carbon dioxide is at its highest level in human history and is changing our climate before our eyes. NASA's new Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 space satellite will probe the carbon cycle like never before, telling us where the carbon is going and giving us clues as to where we will end up.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161225022536im_/http://climate.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/99_30_infographic_oco2_4.jpg)
Atmospheric carbon dioxide is at its highest level in human history and is changing our climate before our eyes. NASA's new Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 space satellite will probe the carbon cycle like never before, telling us where the carbon is going and giving us clues as to where we will end up.