Keeling The Earth

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

More UN agencies than stars in the sky:

The World Metrological Organisation (WMO) had this piece of good news:

WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2005: CO2 levels highest ever recorded
(posted on 3 November)

In 2005, globally averaged concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere reached their highest levels ever recorded. The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) 2005 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, published today, says quantities of CO2 were measured at 379.1 parts per million (ppm), up 0.53 per cent from 377.1 ppm in 2004.

According to the BBC coverage of this press release:

"There is no sign that N2O (nitrous oxide) and CO2 are starting to level off," Geir Braathen, a senior scientist at the WMO, told reporters. It looks like it will just continue like this for the foreseeable future."

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