c/science · by wave_walnut@kbin.social · 2y

Does a volcanic eruption emit more carbon dioxide than human activity?

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/11/24/iceland-does-a-volcanic-eruption-emit-more-carbon-dioxide-than-human-activity

As the volcano in Iceland threatens to erupt any minute now, some social media users are falsely claiming the fumes from the natural disaster will generate more CO2 than all of the cars and airplanes on earth. #TheCube

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gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

According to a 2019 peer-reviewed study by the Deep Carbon Observatory program in Washinton, DC, human activity emits approximately 40 to 100 times more CO2 each year than all the volcanoes on our planet.

Yorick@feddit.ch · 4 pts · 2y

2 Sentence Summary: No, we emit about 40 to a 100 times the CO2 of a volcanic eruption (peer-reviewed study) in a year. Though they still have quite an impact with the particulates they throw off in the atmosphere, such as sulphur dioxide.

Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

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bradboimler@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y