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Carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere primarily due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes. These activities release vast amounts of carbon dioxide that would otherwise be stored in the ground, leading to an increase in atmospheric levels of this greenhouse gas.

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