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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreenhouse Gases Hit Record High Amid Fears of CO2 Saturation Point
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/09/140909-record-greenhouse-gases-carbon-sinks-global-warming-ocean/The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2013, propelled by a surge in levels of carbon dioxide, the World Meteorological Organization reported Tuesday, raising the threat of increased global warming.
The scientists warn that the Earth's natural ability to store and mediate the gases through oceans, plants, and other means may be approaching a saturation point, which could exacerbate current warming. Not all scientists agree, however.
The World Meteorological Organization's annual report "shows that, far from falling, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere actually increased last year at the fastest rate for nearly 30 years," said Michel Jarraud, the group's secretary-general, in a statement.
"We must reverse this trend by cutting emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases across the board," said Jarraud. "We are running out of time." (See "Can Coal Ever Be Clean?"
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Greenhouse Gases Hit Record High Amid Fears of CO2 Saturation Point (Original Post)
Guy Whitey Corngood
Sep 2014
OP
I know. Those lazy fuckers!! Just like they screwed us during the housing bubble. nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Sep 2014
#2
I wonder what will convince the global warming deniers that global warming is real.
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#3
GeorgeGist
(25,319 posts)1. Obviously it's the fault of poor folks ...
as the photo of charcoal production so aptly illustrates.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,500 posts)2. I know. Those lazy fuckers!! Just like they screwed us during the housing bubble. nt
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)3. I wonder what will convince the global warming deniers that global warming is real.