These data come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory, which may soon be shut down because of proposed government budget cuts

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      8 days ago

      Because it’s a direct quote from a guy in the article.

      Climate scientist Zachary Labe of Climate Central, a nonprofit that researches climate change, says the new record is “depressing” but not unexpected.

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      Nitpick here: they are in single quoutes which means half of fuck all.

      Double quotes are for a direct quote. Single quotes are to express the intent of what was said, or for quotes within quotes.