Nature's Tragic Carbon Cycle

Nature's Tragic Carbon Cycle
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The meme perfectly captures the tragic irony of photosynthesis vs. deforestation. Top panel: CO₂ + complicated biochemical pathways = trees (yay, carbon sequestration!). Bottom panel: Trees + fire = CO₂ (we're back where we started). It's basically nature's version of "two steps forward, one step back" except humans are helping with the step back part. Mother Nature spent millions of years perfecting photosynthesis only for us to undo it with a single match. Talk about efficiency in the wrong direction!

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