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Monday, May 13, 2013

CO2 Levels Rise to Over 400ppm, The Highest in Several Million Years

CO2 Levels Rise to Over 400ppm, The Highest in Several Million Years

CO2 monitoring stations in Hawaii have just recorded some rather disturbing data. For the first time since humans starting walking the Earth, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has passed 400 parts per million (ppm); levels not seen in several million years, when the Arctic was completely ice free and seal levels were 40 metres higher.Despite constant warnings from scientists, and supposed efforts from governments to reduce carbon emissions, around the world those emissions have just continued to soar.Professor Ralph Keeling,…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/CO2-Levels-Rise-to-Over-400ppm-The-Highest-in-Several-Million-Years.html

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