New research finds that ancient carbon in rocks releases as much carbon dioxide as the world's volcanoes

Phys.org ^ | 10/4/2023 | University of Oxford

[Recovering_Democrat]

A new study led by the University of Oxford has overturned the view that natural rock weathering acts as a CO2 sink, indicating instead that this can also act as a large CO2 source, rivaling that of volcanoes. The results, published today in the journal Nature, have important implications...

[Recovering_Democrat]

We should ban ancient rocks. They are destroying the planet.

[Don@VB]

>>>We should ban ancient rocks. They are destroying the planet.<<<
Darn right.Those lousy ancient rocks are as dangerous as Trump’s “Mean Tweets”.

[xp38]

[PIF]

New rock only!!

[tet68]

I’ve known that all along.
Ancient rock bands are destroying the planet.

[TheDon]

Obviously fake news.

Climate Change (tm) is settled science. All knowledge on the subject is already known.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Rocks not only kill minorities but are homophobic and greedy capitalists. Now we find they are causing global warming too?

[mewzilla]

From 2022...

Mount Etna’s exceptional CO2 emissions are triggered by deep carbon dioxide reservoirs

[mewzilla]

Also from 2022...

Atmospheric Concentration of CO2 and PM2.5 at Salina, Stromboli, and Vulcano Islands (Italy): How Anthropogenic Sources, Ordinary Volcanic Activity and Unrests Affect Air Quality

[mewzilla]

One last, from 2019...

CO2 flux emissions from the Earth’s most actively degassing volcanoes, 2005–2015

Poorly understood because there is little public funding to quantify it.

Now why would that be, eh...?

[ronnie raygun]

And the cows are relieved.

[sauropod]

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[Sacajaweau]

I remember this from a very old book/article. It was dominant in the north eastern US IIRC.

[Rdct29]

Maybe Greta and her supporters can go out and collect ancient rocks to save the world. Anything is better than going in front of a camera with a permanent puss on her face to scold us about something her pea brain knows nothing about. She should marry Al Gore. They make a perfect couple, two pea brains in a pod.

[ealgeone]

maybe electric rocks!!

[chopperk]

This report is the dumbest thing ever stated.

[EEGator]

You’re a rockist!

[glennaro]

I think it’s time to invest big-time in ancient-rock masks.

[EEGator]

Can I still get Kerrygold butter, or are they still going to slaughter the cows in Ireland?…

[Red Badger]

Just tell the next environmentalist whack-job you talk to (if you must), that all that carbon in all that coal and oil was once in the atmosphere, and we’re just putting it back where it came from....................