Sentences with phrase «carbon in a positive feedback loop»

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The release of that carbon can, in turn, cause additional warming and the release of more carbon, something scientists call a positive feedback loop.

This team is the first to account for large scale insect outbreaks in an analysis of forest carbon balances - and to show the positive feedback loop between climate change and warmth loving insect pests.

In addition, this massive release of carbon will only perpetuate climate change due to what scientists call a positive feedback loop.

They have, in effect, caused a positive feedback loop: the more soil is exposed to sunlight as a result of trees burning, the speedier the decomposition process and the more carbon dioxide is released.