Articles About World Meteorological Organization

Author:
Mark McDowell
Posted:
12.20.2011

Great Recession Had Little Impact on CO2 Emissions

Worldwide CO2, emissions have risen by nearly 50 percent in the past several decades, with 2010 now holding the record as the year with the most greenhouse gas emissions on record.  Burning fossil fuels released more than 36 billion metric tons of CO2 in 2010, due primarily to growth in China, India, and the United […]

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Author:
Mark McDowell
Posted:
11.28.2011

Rising Greenhouse Gases in the Air to Bring Stormy Weather

The three gases that contribute the most to global warming rose to their highest levels ever, according to the United Nations (UN). Carbon dioxide, the most significant heat-trapping gas, rose 0.59 percent to 389 parts per million molecules of air, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said.  Methane rose 0.28 percent to 1,808 parts per […]

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