The Carbon Cycle Explained: Natural and Human-Driven Processes #2173103 (License: Personal Use)

This educational illustration depicts the full carbon cycle, highlighting exchanges between the atmosphere, surface ocean, deep ocean, terrestrial biosphere, lithosphere, and geologic reservoirs. Key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, river runoff, fossil fuel combustion, cement production, volcanic activity, and subduction are clearly labeled with directional arrows indicating carbon flow. Human impacts like land-use change and industrial emissions are integrated alongside natural mechanisms to emphasize their relative scale and interaction.

Used in environmental science education, climate change reports, and sustainability web content to explain carbon fluxes; matches user intent for learning about Earth system science, climate feedbacks, or preparing academic materials.