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'Cryptic carbon' may leak from volcanoes millions of years after eruptions end

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Large volcanic eruptions have reshaped Earth and its climate at several points in history.

Long after surface eruptions ceased, carbon dioxide could have slowly escaped to the surface.

This "cryptic carbon" may have contributed to prolonged periods of warming, slow climate recovery, and mass extinctions.

The findings could help scientists learn about the effects of present-day warming.

Skyler Ware is a freelance science journalist covering chemistry, biology, paleontology and Earth science. She was a 2023 AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow at Science News . Her work has also appeared in Science News Explores , ZME Science and Chembites , among others. Skyler has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Caltech ..

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