gases

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China is the world's biggest consumer of coal and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, even as it installs renewable energy capacity at record speed.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"With additional observations of this planet, we could establish the relative abundance of these various gases in its atmosphere," Hu said.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

"This is because the whale may carry diseases that can also be transmitted to humans, and there may also be a risk of explosion," as decomposition creates large volumes of gases, it said.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The problem with this way of thinking is that each of us contributes an infinitesimally small drop in the bucket of global greenhouse gases.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Or perhaps blowoff is happening, but the gases lost to space are being replenished by others released from the satellite’s interior.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan