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Level of climate change gases hits record high

By Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent, in London

Published: March 15 2006 02:00 | Last updated: March 15 2006 02:00

The atmosphere's level of greenhouse gases associated with climate change is hitting record highs, two prominent scientific organisations said yesterday.

A bulletin on greenhouse gas levels by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said there were 377 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 2004, up from around 280ppm before the industrial revolution.

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