Greenhouse gases rose to record levels in 2011: UN
- Published: 20 Nov 2012 at 18.47
- Online news: World
The volume of greenhouse gases causing global warming rose to a new high last year, the UN World Meteorological Organisation said Tuesday.
File picture of vehicles travel along the central east-west axis of Chang'An Avenue in Beijing on a smoggy day on November 2009. The volume of greenhouse gases causing global warming rose to a new high last year, the UN World Meteorological Organisation said Tuesday.
"The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011," the WMO said as it launched its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin report, pointing out that the worst warming gases -- carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide -- had all reached new highs.
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