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Carbon Pollution Touched 800,000 Year Record in 2016, WMO Says (bloomberg.com)

Posted by msmash on from the situation-is-alarming dept.

Carbon dioxide levels surged to their highest level in at least 800,000 years because of pollution caused by humans and a strong El Nino event, according to the World Meteorological Organization. From a report: Concentrations of the greenhouse gas increased at a record speed in 2016 to reach an average of 403.3 parts per million, up from 400 parts per million a year earlier, the WMO said in a statement on Monday warning of "severe ecological and economic disruptions." The WMO said the last time the Earth had a comparable concentration of CO2s, the temperature of the planet was 2 degrees to 3 degrees Celsius warmer and sea levels were 10 meters to 20 meters higher than now.

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  1. El Nino by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Funny

    That "El Nino" needs to be taxed so this doesn't happen again.

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    "That's the way to do it" - Punch
  2. Re:..and the deniers will keep on denying. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This proves there is no human-caused effect. Because 800,000 years ago, human pollution was at an all time low.