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Three line graphs showing rising amounts carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from 1980 to 2025. The amounts are 53%, 166%, and 26% higher than pre-industrial levels, respectively. The data is overlaid on a hazy Adobe stock photo of a smokestacks from a power plant churning out smoke and water vapor.

The three dominant greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere—carbon dioxide (left), methane (center), and nitrous oxide (right)—all reached new highs in 2025. Climate.us image, adapted from Figure 2.61 in the BAMS State of the Climate in 2025. Background photo from Adobe Stock.