Scientists are alarmed that CO2 levels keep rising because the climate was much warmer then.

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Scientists are alarmed that CO2 levels keep rising because the climate was much warmer then.
上句后半部分意思到底是现在暖和还是以前?如果是以前,哪co2怎么会持续上升呢?

现在暖和,CO2浓度上升的话造成温室效应但是后半句用的是过去式,而且有THEN, 那不是指过去吗?