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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-13-08 02:04 PM
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Carbon Dioxide Levels At Highest in 650,000 Years

CO2 'highest for 650,000 years'
By Richard Black
Environment Correspondent, BBC News website


Current levels of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere are higher now than at any time in the past 650,000 years.

That is the conclusion of new European studies looking at ice taken from 3km below the surface of Antarctica.

The scientists say their research shows present day warming to be exceptional.

Other research, also published in the journal Science, suggests that sea levels may be rising twice as fast now as in previous centuries.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4467420.stm
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thunder rising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-13-08 02:05 PM
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1. or 5000 (for the ID crowd)
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-13-08 02:53 PM
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2. I've been watching Congress debate
energy issues this morning. In case any of us were hoping for an even marginally effective response; bwaahaahaa!!
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Viking12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-13-08 02:59 PM
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3. You are aware that article is 2.5 years old, right?
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-13-08 04:32 PM
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4. No, I wasn't. So sorry, too late to delete. So, it must be worse now, huh. nt
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