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Article: Carbon dioxide rises to record level in atmosphere
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- March 14, 2006
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RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer
AP Worldstream
03-14-2006
Dateline: WASHINGTON
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere climbed to a record 381 parts per million last year, which is certain to spark further debate on global warming.
The reading was up 2.6 parts per million, according to preliminary calculations, David J. Hofmann of the Office of Atmospheric Research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.
Final calculations from reporting stations around the world will be unavailable for a few months, Hofmann said, but the preliminary numbers usually are quite close.
Carbon dioxide is a major greenhouse gas. Those are chemicals that have been ...