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2023-12-05 15:34:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5F3FEEEA4B65ED345DAE872C369EBD16D567DEAC24EF4BC2780EA275F1673238
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Human emission of carbon dioxide is more than 100x that from all the volcanoes in the world combined. While volcanoes do emit some CO2, human activities emit a Mt. St. Helens worth of CO2 every 2.5 hours. https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/42/what-do-volcanoes-have-to-do-with-climate-change/ https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceshot-volcano-co2-emissions-no-match-human-activity https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-volcanoes-co2/fact-check-volcanoes-do-not-produce-more-co2-emissions-than-human-activity-idUSL1N2XV1HA https://factcheck.afp.com/no-volcanoes-do-not-emit-more-carbon-dioxide-human-activity 40-50 volcanoes erupting is average, and there are currently 46. https://volcano.si.edu/gvp_currenteruptions.cfm
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