Greenhouse Gas Concentrations in Atmosphere Reach New Record
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Date Written: 2013-11-06
Publisher: World Meteorological Organization
Year Published: 2013
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX15283
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2012, continuing an upward and accelerating trend which is driving climate change and will shape the future of our planet for hundreds and thousands of years.
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Geneva - The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2012, continuing an upward and accelerating trend which is driving climate change and will shape the future of our planet for hundreds and thousands of years.
The World Meteorological Organization's annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin shows that between 1990 and 2012 there was a 32% increase in radiative forcing - the warming effect on our climate - because of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping l...
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