Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Greenhouse Gases Have Soared to Record Levels: WMO

Each of the past three decades has been among the warmest in the instrument record, and likely the Northern Hemisphere's warmest in more than 1,000 years. Click image to enlarge. (Credit: Climate Central)
The amount of planet-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2012, with rapid growth in both carbon dioxide and methane concentrations, according to a new report released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).  The report provides new insights into the extent to which human activities, combined with natural processes, have reshaped the makeup of the atmosphere since the dawn of the industrial revolution.

Greenhouse Gases Have Soared to Record Levels: WMO
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