Ronald Mitchell
Wed, 14 May 2008 15:31:42 -0700
World Carbon Dioxide Levels Highest for 650,000 Years, Says US Report from the Guardian (UK) The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high, according to the latest figures, renewing fears that climate change could begin to slide out of control. Scientists at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii say that CO2 levels in the atmosphere now stand at 387 parts per million (ppm), up almost 40 percent since the industrial revolution and the highest for at least the last 650,000 years. The figures, published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on its website, also confirm that carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than expected. To read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/13/carbonemissions.climatecha nge Or: http://snipurl.com/28pzl