Do volcanoes add more carbon than they take away?

The Julong hot springs in the Changbaishan volcanic region release heat and carbon into the atmosphere. Credit: Si-Liang Li

In a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, Zhong and colleagues discovered that a volcano in northeast China emits a small net amount of carbon each year. Over geological timescales, that could have a significant impact on our planet’s carbon cycle.

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News Source: phys.org


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