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Concentration of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere reaches a record high
The concentration of greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2) on Earth has just exceeded 410 ppm for the first time in human history.
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Risk of CO2 emissions from Central African peat swamps
Researchers have reported the discovery of peat lagoons in the Central African region of the United Kingdom's approximate England area with the same amount of CO2 as the…
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Turn CO2 emissions into baking soda additives
An Indian chemical factory has successfully run a system to recycle CO2 emissions and convert this gas to produce baking soda.
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Danger: The Earth continuously exceeds the allowable CO2 concentration, there is no sign of slowing down
Only this year we have recorded so many new temperature record thresholds, it seems that the worst scenario may be even worse in the near future.
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Scientists have succeeded in turning CO2 into stone
Scientists have turned CO2 into hard rock by introducing high-pressure CO2 solution into basalt. Natural chemical reactions will do the rest.
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The reason the Earth goes through the Ice Age after every 100,000 years
The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the ocean plays an important role in making the Ice Age on Earth happen every 100,000 years.
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Catalyst can turn waste gas into fuel
The US team accidentally discovered a catalyst that could turn CO2 into ethanol for use in engines.
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Hydroelectricity discharges one billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year
Dams and reservoirs that supply water for hydroelectricity are a huge source of greenhouse gases.
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India grows 50 million trees in just one day
Hundreds of thousands of Indians set Guinness world records by planting 50 million trees in just one day.
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The ground heaves like a bubble
The surface of the earth heaving due to methane leakage by global warming is the latest phenomenon recorded by scientists.
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Breakthrough in the technology to bury CO2 underground
An international team of scientists has successfully pumped carbon dioxide (CO2) deep underground and turned this toxic gas into stone.
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Antarctica: CO2 density is record high after 4 million years
This is the first time Antarctica has recorded CO2 in the atmosphere, up to 400 parts per million (ppm), something that has never happened in the coldest continent in th…
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2016 may be the hottest year in history
Many meteorological agencies around the world warn that 2016 will continue to break the record and become the hottest year in history.
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Acid in the sea is destroying coral reefs
US scientists have published research showing that seawater, due to acidification by global warming, is corroding and destroying coral reefs.
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Global hot weather exceeds the record level
Global temperatures under the impact of climate change have gradually formed a new concept