Saturday, November 19, 2011

Fears of a catastrophic carbon climate

Ecology news: Earth and its environment

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Record carbon emissions prompt fears of climate catastrophe

Last year saw a record jump in the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere all but scuppering hopes of avoiding a 2°C rise in global temperatures. Thanks mainly to fossil-fuel burning 30.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide was pumped into the air moving us closer to what scientists consider dangerous climate change.

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