DHAKA: The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a record high in 2012, continuing an ever-faster rise that is driving climate change.

The United Nations weather agency said on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.

In an annual report on greenhouse gases, the World Meteorological Organization said concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide ‘reached new highs’ last year.

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