UN agency says C02 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather
GENEVA AP The U N weather agency explained Wednesday that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere hit new record highs last year and heat trapped by such greenhouse gases is turbo-charging the Earth s surroundings and causing more extreme weather The World Meteorological Organization disclosed in its latest bulletin on greenhouse gases that C rise rates have now tripled since the s and emissions from human initiatives and more wildfires helped fan a vicious conditions cycle The Geneva-based agency declared the increase of the global average concentration of carbon dioxide from to amounted to the highest annual level of any one-year span since measurements began in The heat trapped by CO and other greenhouse gases is turbo-charging our surroundings and leading to more extreme weather commented WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett in a announcement Reducing emissions is therefore essential not just for our conditions but also for our economic measure and locality well-being The increase in is setting the planet on track for more long-term temperature increase WMO explained It noted that concentrations of methane and nitrous oxide other greenhouse gases caused by human activity have also hit record levels Source