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How the planet stores our excess carbon emissions: « Over the last 150 years, humans have emitted over 2,000 gigatons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, increasing the CO2 concentration by 50 percent from pre-Industrial Revolution levels. »

<p data-block-key="d0ll0">New research illustrates the natural processes that draw CO2 from the atmosphere into land, where it is sequestered in "nonliving" organic matter in soils and sediments.</p>

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