carbon
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State media initially reported four deaths and dozens trapped after levels of carbon monoxide -- a highly toxic, odourless gas -- in the mine were found to have "exceeded limits".
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
They said the wildfire released carbon equivalent to 85% of the average annual emissions from fires across the UK from 2001 to 2021.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
When released into the atmosphere, it has more than 80 times the 20-year warming power of carbon dioxide.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
HFCs are known as “super pollutants” because their impacts on climate change can be hundreds of thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide during their shorter lifespans.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
To begin with, slash-and-burn simply does not produce enough charcoal to make terra preta—the carbon mostly goes into the air in the form of carbon dioxide.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing carbon
Black and Gray
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Ecology - Matter and Energy Flow in Ecosystems- Introductory
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