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: Forests are [[Carbon Sink]]s as the trees use [[photosynthesis]] to grow.
: Swamps are [[Carbon Sink]]s as many plants get stuck under the water and cannot [[decay]]. This [[Carbon]] eventually becomes [[Coal]] trapped underground.
====Disrupting the Carbon Cycle====
For millions of years the [[Carbon Cycle]] has kept the amount of [[Carbon Dioxide]] in the [[Earth's Atmosphere|atmosphere]] very stable. Human activities are now affecting the [[Carbon Cycle]].
: [[Deforestation]] - Humans are cutting down forests which stops them taking [[Carbon Dioxide]] out of the [[Earth's Atmosphere|atmosphere]].
: [[Combustion]] of [[Fossil Fuel]]s - Since the industrial revolution the [[Carbon]] stored underground has been released into the [[Earth's Atmosphere|atmosphere]].