Article: Carbon dioxide in atmosphere hits record high

Carbon dioxide in atmosphere hits record high

Greenhouse gas is growing at accelerated pace, scientists say

By CHARLES J. HANLEY Associated Press

Sunday, March 21, 2004

Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii -- Carbon dioxide, the gas largely blamed for global warming, has reached record-high levels in the atmosphere after growing at an accelerated pace in the last year, say scientists monitoring the skies from this 2-mile-high station atop a Hawaiian volcano.

The reason for the faster buildup of the most important "greenhouse gas" will require further analysis, the U.S. government experts say.

"But the big picture is that CO2 is continuing to go up," said Russell Schnell, deputy director of the ...

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