Article: Current Carbon dioxide levels highest in past 2.1 mn years.

Current Carbon dioxide levels highest in past 2.1 mn years

New York, Jun 19 (PTI) Present day carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere have touched the highest mark in the past 2.1 million years which may result in large scale climatic changes from greenhouse effect, says a study published today.

The study published in today's edition of Journal 'Science' says the present levels of carbon dioxide are 38 per cent higher than the levels that hovered around 280 parts per million during last 2.1 million years.

The researchers from Columbia University say that estimation of atmospheric carbon dioxide for the period will give an insight in the cooling and ...

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