Concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere increased the record in the past 800,000 years

The last time Earth had CO2 concentration equivalent to the "peak" level of 2016 was about 3-5 million years ago.

According to Mirror, the United Nations Weather Organization has issued a warning, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) concentrations have a record increase in 2016 - the highest level in 800,000 years. Specifically, the average atmospheric CO ₂ concentration in 2016 is 403.3 parts per million (ppm), up from 400 ppm of 2015.

The growth rate of atmospheric CO ₂ concentration in 2016 is a record high compared to 800,000 years ago.(Photo: Raplh Lee Hopkins).

The last time Earth had CO2 concentration equivalent to the "peak" level of 2016, it was about 3-5 million years ago, when the temperature was 2-3 degrees Celsius and the sea level was 10 - 20m higher today. . Only in the last 70 years, the rate of increase of CO ₂ in the atmosphere has been nearly 100 times higher than in the last ice age, WMO said.

From 1990 until now, the global average temperature has been heating up by 40% due to the greenhouse gas effect. In particular, only from 2015 to 2016, this figure accounted for 2.5%. The increase in population, deforestation, industrialization and the use of energy from fossil fuels, . are considered as the main reasons contributing to the above consequences.

Erik Solheim, the head of the United Nations Environment Organization, said: "These numbers don't lie. We are still emitting too much emissions, and this needs to be solved. In the last few years We used a lot of renewable energy but now, we have to double and triple that effort. "

"We have a lot of solutions to address this challenge. First of all, what we need to do is the political will of the world and have to feel real zeal," Erik Solheim added.

The increased concentration of CO ₂ will accompany the corollary that the Earth's temperature increases.(Photo: Gretty).

Meanwhile, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases need to be rapidly cut in order to "prevent dangerously rising temperatures" that could surpass gender. The term has been set until 2100. "Future generations will inherit a much tougher planet , " said General Secretary WMO Petteri Taalas.

"CO2 in the atmosphere is still in the atmosphere and in the oceans for hundreds of years, even longer. In theory, we will face a warmer and more severe climate in the future. " Mr. Petteri Taalas added.