Assertion: carbon | /r/HasProperty | released
Facets:
value: back into the atmosphere
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Carbon is released back into the atmosphere when organisms die, volcanoes erupt, fires blaze, fossil fuels are burned, and through a variety of other mechanisms.
text: When they die, this carbon is either released back into the atmosphere or it is stored for long periods of time in the soil.
text: The carbon can be released back to the atmosphere if the limestone melts or is metamorphosed in a subduction zone.
text: Radiocarbon is also used to detect disturbance in natural ecosystems; for example, in peatland landscapes, radiocarbon can indicate that carbon which was previously stored in organic soils is being released due to land clearance or climate change.
text: Using this data, atmospheric concentrations appear to have increased rapidly over the past 100 years and are currently higher than ever in human history, suggesting that more carbon is being released than can be absorbed on earth.