UN Says Greenhouse Gases Have Reached Record Levels

According to new reports, greenhouse gases recently reached their highest level in 2009 since the pre-industrial age. This news comes from the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.

It goes on to report that carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide levels have all increase despite the economic crisis. This has led to a warming of the surface of the Earth, thus, causing climate change. The research showed that the balance between radiation coming into the atmosphere and radiation going out increased by one percent in 2009. Between the years of 1990 and 2009, the balance increase by some 27.5 percent.

The World Meteorological Organization said that the gas was mostly caused by human activity and has risen 38 percent since 1750. Sources claim that the findings of the report will be examined at the UN climate meeting in Cancun, Mexico just next month.

Another separate report from the Met Office has confirmed that man-made climate change has worsened over the last year. It is also believed by experts that 2010 has been the hottest year on record for many places.

Places around the world are doing what they can to stop global warming. However, some are scared that it could be too little to late. In order to make a difference, some bigger changes are going to have to take place. It will be interesting to hear what the UN has to say after holding a meeting in regard to what the study has revealed. Something has to be done, and it has to be done quickly in order to keep these greenhouse gases from growing even more.