Stories for September 4th 2006

Monday, September 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Carbon dioxide levels highest in 800.000 years

Carbon dioxide levels are substantially higher now than at anytime in the last 800,000 years, the latest study of ice drilled out of Antarctica confirms. The in-depth analysis of air bubbles trapped in a 3.2km-long core of frozen snow shows current greenhouse gas concentrations are unprecedented.

Carbon dioxide levels highest in 800.000 years