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2024-01-09 23:40:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B41A2BB3442B75DBF62CF21A94ACC38DC75569D85CD83BC4069A6D7D35E338CA
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Original Note:
This is false. Human emission of carbon dioxide is more than 100 times that of all the volcanoes in the world combined. Individual volcanic eruptions (even major ones) emit the equivalent of only a few hours of human-produced CO2, not 23 years as this post claims. https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/42/what-do-volcanoes-have-to-do-with-climate-change/ https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/volcanoes-can-affect-climate https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceshot-volcano-co2-emissions-no-match-human-activity https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-volcanoes-affect-w/ https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-volcanoes-co2/fact-check-volcanoes-do-not-produce-more-co2-emissions-than-human-activity-idUSL1N2XV1HA https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-carbon-contest-between-emissions-heavy-humans-and-volcanoes/ https://factcheck.afp.com/no-volcanoes-do-not-emit-more-carbon-dioxide-human-activity
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