CO2 increasing 10 times faster than any point in last 50,000 years – study
The rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is currently 10 times faster than at any point in the past 50,000 years, research in Scotland and the US has shown.
A team of researchers led by Oregon State University and the University of St Andrews undertook a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice, revealing the stark findings and the impact of human emissions.
The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), provide important understanding of abrupt climate change
