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 setting and causing more extreme weather The World Meteorological Organization announced in its latest bulletin on greenhouse gases that C enhancement rates have now tripled since the s and emissions from human programs and more wildfires helped fan a vicious weather cycle The Geneva-based agency disclosed 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 atmosphere and leading to more extreme weather announced WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett in a announcement Reducing emissions is therefore essential not just for our situation but also for our economic safeguard and locality well-being The increase in is setting the planet on track for more long-term temperature increase WMO commented It noted that concentrations of methane and nitrous oxide other greenhouse gases caused by human activity have also hit record levels Source