The World Meteorological Organization has released a statement on carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and the results aren't pretty.
In April, the monthly average of carbon dioxide in the northern hemisphere passed 400 parts per million, a record high. The WMO says this statistic has "symbolic and scientific significance" for the Earth's future.
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