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Total Carbon on Earth

October 2 , 2019 1880 days 1208 0
  • A 10-year programme at the US National Academy of Sciences called “Deep Carbon Observatory” has released the estimated the total carbon on Earth.
  • The program was started in 2009.
  • It also includes an analysis of the total carbon dioxide released by volcanoes.
  • Humanity’s annual carbon emissions are 40 to 100 times greater than all volcanic emissions.
  • It estimates that total carbon on earth is around 1.85 billion giga tonnes.

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