Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Concentrations of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere surged to a record high in 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Last year's increase was 50% higher than the average of the past 10 years.

Researchers say a combination of human activities and the El Niño weather phenomenon drove CO2 to a level not seen in 800,000 years

Scientists say this risks making global temperature targets largely unattainable.

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By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent

11 minutes ago Science & Environment


Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41778089

[Achilleaze]

1. ...still the republicans PERSISTED in their dangerous lies to Americans

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Agree, but "persist" is progressive's word (re Sen. Warren). Republicons CLING to their lies. . . nt

[Achilleaze]

4. Figures that they'd be into cling ons. I'll adjust my vocab accordingly

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Cool! Also, I think it was Hillary who said the antecedents of Deplorables "cling to their guns". nt

[hedda_foil]

6. Check out Dylan's fave jacket.what

[hatrack]

3. . . . surprising FUCKING NO ONE who's paying attention . . .

This is the one for which our grandchildren will be lining up to piss on our graves - that moment when the defining challenge of our civilization arrived, and we collectively decided to change the channel.

We had our reasons, - money and Jesus and besides, it's too inconvenient to do anything.

[ffr]

10. Yup! The young are truly getting F-ed on this deal. They have no future.

Except one that is futile.

[Oneironaut]

7. I wonder how much green house gas would be prevented by these three things:

- Moving towards a work from home model for jobs that it is possible at
- Using lab grown meat that is identical to real meat, so that the number of live stock required on earth will plummet
- Using robots and kiosks for other jobs

[lordsummerisle]

8. k&r for exposure n/t

[roamer65]

9. The atmosphere of Venus is 96 percent CO2.

That’s why it’s surface temperature is around 870 deg F.

Nail deniers with that one folks.

[Javaman]

11. "Scientists say this risks making global temperature targets largely unattainable."

we're fucked.

[Loyd]

12. Man, those Chinese Hoaxsters are Good!

[Stuart G]

13. This is the single most important story in the world today....no more to say..