Carbon is the basis of all life on Earth. Humans are made of carbon. We eat carbon and almost everything is built on carbon. Carbon is the 4th most abundant element in the entire universe. It is also abundant in our atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2). It helps regulate the planet's temperature, but any changes that get it into the atmosphere cause the temperature to rise. And so it turns out that the most serious problem we face today is climate change. This article explains what happens during the carbon cycle and how it causes global warming. He will also talk about the carbon cycle in relation to the water cycle and how both affect the Earth's temperature.

How the carbon cycle works

Most of the carbon on Earth, about 65,500 billion metric tons, is found in rocks. The rest is in soil, plants, fossil fuels, oceans and the atmosphere. They are reservoirs or sinks through which carbon circulates. The carbon cycle is the exchange through which carbon flows between each of these sinks. Any change in the cycle that lets carbon flow out of one sink creates more carbon in the other sinks. (Carboncredits.com)