carbon dioxide

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HFCs are known as “super pollutants” because their impacts on climate change can be hundreds of thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide during their shorter lifespans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

DAC is a method for taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere using large fans, chemicals and heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The nagatitan roamed Earth when the planet's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were rising in line with high global temperatures.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

It’s one of the nation’s largest sources of sulfur dioxide, which forms haze and harms the respiratory system, and the second-largest source of carbon dioxide, according to EPA data.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

His chin hung forward, like his mouth didn't want to pull away from her, and his eyes were so green, they could turn carbon dioxide into oxygen.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell